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100 1 _aBell, Trudy E.
245 1 0 _aEngineering tomorrow
_h[electronic resource] :
_btoday's technology experts envision the next century /
_cJanie Fouke, editor ; Trudy E. Bell and Dave Dooling, writers.
260 _aPiscataway, NJ :
_bIEEE Press,
_cc2000.
300 _axiv, 308 p. :
_bcol. ill., ports. (some col.) ;
_c29 cm.
500 _aIEEE ebook
500 _aIncludes index.
500 _aIT Carlow ebook
505 0 0 _tWhat are key policy and social issues facing the Internet? --
_tWhat is the secret of happiness in a career? --
_tWhat are some of technology's unanticipated consequences? --
_tWhat constitutes a good scientific theory? --
_tHow can we be wiser about decisions of what to pursue in science and technology? --
_tHow soon can we free ourselves from fossil fuels? --
_tIf you could 'uninvent' a technology, which would it be? --
_tHow will information technology transform global culture? --
_tAre we prepared for the nanotechnology revolution? --
_tWhen will society recognize that nuclear reactors are environmentally safer than fossil-fuel power plants? --
_tHow can effective communication help engineers develop the best products? --
_tCan engineers abdicate leadership forever? --
_tHow can we accurately evaluate creativity and diversity? --
_tCan we make society smarter? --
_tHow can we separate the Internet's wheat from its chaff? --
_tAre computers really the tide that will float all boats? --
_tHow can we prevent ourselves from drowning in high-tech waste? --
_tAre we eating our seed corn? --
_tWhen is unlimited information effectively no information at all? --
_tThe electromagnetic spectrum--public trust or pork barrel? --
_tWhat is the role of industrial research laboratories in the twenty-first century? --
_tWhat is the most environmentally sound way to dispose of consumer electronics products? --
_tHow will the Internet affect social relationships? --
_tWhat is the future of the U.S.'s universities and corporate research laboratories? --
_tWhy can't we better predict which technologies will succeed? --
_tHow can mentoring overcome racial discrimination? --
_tWhat practical advice can encourage women engineers? --
_tHow can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane? --
_tWhen computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human? --
_tHow much will we pay for freedom of movement? --
_tWhat is the potential of computer intelligence in mass transit? --
_tWill cars ever have jet fighter controls? --
_tCan we overcome our fear of flying? --
_tHow can we further explore the 'microverse'? --
_tWhy are humans driven to explore? --
_tDo we really need an armada to explore Mars? --
_tWill humans live in cities floating on the oceans? --
_tWhy should engineers take the long view? --
_tHow can we best invest in the next generation of scientists and engineers? --
_tWhat does it take for people to realize that technology-induced climate change is jeopardizing our very lives? --
_tWhy is it urgent now to investigate low-carbon sources of energy? --
_tHow can we watch out for a weapon that hasn't been invented? --
_tCan we mount an effective defense without having to shoot? --
_tHow much privacy will we trade for safety? --
_tHow do we reduce the body count? --
_tHow can students experience the impact of engineering on society? --
_tEngineering ethics--who cares? --
_tWhy is diversity essential to sustaining creativity? --
_tHow can people learn to get along better? --
_tHow can more young people be attracted to engineering?
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPiscataway, N.J. :
_cIEEE,
_d2010.
_nMode of access: World Wide Web.
_nSystem requirements: Web browser.
_nTitle from title screen (viewed on Sep. 30, 2010).
_nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
650 0 _aTechnological forecasting.
_97995
650 0 _aTwenty-first century
_vForecasts.
_98236
650 0 _aEngineering
_xForecasting.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aDooling, David.
700 1 _aFouke, Janie McLawhorn.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aBell, Trudy E.
_tEngineering tomorrow.
_dPiscataway, NJ : IEEE Press, c2000
_z9780780353602
_w(OCoLC)42950421
856 4 0 _yRead this electronic book via the web
_uhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/bkabstractplus.jsp?bkn=5263938
856 4 1 _ySend a message to library staff if access to this online resource is unavailable
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