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_aEngineering tomorrow _h[electronic resource] : _btoday's technology experts envision the next century / _cJanie Fouke, editor ; Trudy E. Bell and Dave Dooling, writers. |
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_aPiscataway, NJ : _bIEEE Press, _cc2000. |
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_axiv, 308 p. : _bcol. ill., ports. (some col.) ; _c29 cm. |
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_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? |
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_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. |
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_iPrint version: _aBell, Trudy E. _tEngineering tomorrow. _dPiscataway, NJ : IEEE Press, c2000 _z9780780353602 _w(OCoLC)42950421 |
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