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Lessons amid the Rubble : An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology SeriesPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (193 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801899508
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Lessons amid the RubbleDDC classification:
  • 624.1/71
LOC classification:
  • TA656.P488 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Why? -- 1 "A Very Imperfect Process": Engineering Problem-Solving 101 -- 2 "Finding Hope in the Ruins": A Short History of Engineering Disasters -- 3 "A New Era": The Limits of Engineering Expertise in a Post-9/11 World -- 4 "Safe from Every Possible Event": How to Strive for the Impossible -- 5 "Architectural Terrorism": Why Moderation Matters -- 6 "These Material Things": Passion and Power in Engineering -- Conclusion: "More Time for the Dreaming": Engineering Curricula for the Twenty-First Century -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: Sophisticated and engagingly written, this volume combines history, engineering, ethics, and philosophy to provoke a deep discussion about the symbolic meaning of buildings and other structures and the nature of engineering.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Why? -- 1 "A Very Imperfect Process": Engineering Problem-Solving 101 -- 2 "Finding Hope in the Ruins": A Short History of Engineering Disasters -- 3 "A New Era": The Limits of Engineering Expertise in a Post-9/11 World -- 4 "Safe from Every Possible Event": How to Strive for the Impossible -- 5 "Architectural Terrorism": Why Moderation Matters -- 6 "These Material Things": Passion and Power in Engineering -- Conclusion: "More Time for the Dreaming": Engineering Curricula for the Twenty-First Century -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Recommended Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.

Sophisticated and engagingly written, this volume combines history, engineering, ethics, and philosophy to provoke a deep discussion about the symbolic meaning of buildings and other structures and the nature of engineering.

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