Engineering Tomorrow - Softcover

Bell, Trudy E.; Dooling, Dave; Fouke, Janie (Ed.)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0780353617 ISBN 13: 9780780353619

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers / IEEE Press, 2000

Synopsis

The rush of technology in the 20th century brought more advances than the 11th through 19th centuries combined. Automobiles and aircraft, television and radio, computers and global communications, medical imaging and the leap of humans beyond Earth's atmosphere -- all these were born from the creative spark and labor of scientists and engineers.

How can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane? Can nations mount an effective defense without having to shoot? When computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human? If you could "uninvent" one technology, which would you choose -- and why? How can we prevent ourselves from drowning in high-tech waste? Why should engineers take the long view?

These questions and many others are explored in Engineering Tomorrow: Today's Technology Experts Envision the Next Century by 50 world-renowned experts in all disciplines of science and technology.

Nobel laureates Arno Penzias and Charles H. Townes, Internet co-inventor Vinton G. Cerf, environmentalist Stewart Brand, physicist Freeman J. Dyson, record-holding oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle, arms experts Norman R. Augustine and Richard L. Garwin, and microchip pioneers Jack S. Kilby and Gordon E. Moore are among the 50 featured scientists and engineers who envision technology's potential for the 21st century -- as well as the social responsibility borne by all who are engineering today and planning for tomorrow.

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From the Back Cover

Science & Technology Engineering Tomorrow Today’s Technology Experts Envision the Next Century Edited by Janie Fouke Written by Trudy E. Bell and Dave Dooling The rush of technology in the 20th century has brought more advances than the 11th through 19th combined. Automobiles and aircraft, television and radio, computers and global communications, medical imaging,and the leap of humans beyond Earth’s atmosphere—all were born from the creative spark and labor of scientists and engineers.

• How can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane?
• Can nations mount an effective defense without having to shoot?
• When computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human?
• If you could ‘uninvent’ one technology, which would you choose—and why?
• How can we prevent ourselves from drowning in high-tech waste?
• Why should engineers take the long view?

These questions and many more are explored in Engineering Tomorrow: Today’s Technology Experts Envision the Next Century by 50 world-renowned experts in all disciplines of science and technology. Nobel laureates Arno Penzias and Charles H. Townes, Internet co-inventor Vinton G. Cerf, environmentalist Stewart Brand, physicist Freeman J. Dyson, record-holding oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle, arms experts Norman R. Augustine and Richard L. Garwin, and microchip pioneers Jack S. Kilby and Gordon E. Moore are among the 50 featured scientists and engineers who envision technology’s potential for the 21st century—as well as the social responsibility borne by all who are engineering tomorrow. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world’s largest technical professional society, with 340,000 members in more than 150 countries. Its members are in the forefront of industries ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. "Networking the world," the IEEE helps to foster technological innovation, enable members’ careers and promote a global professional community. The IEEE represents not only technical interests, but also works for social consciousness in education, engineering management, and the implications of technology for human life.

From Library Journal

"How will the next century change us?" is commonly asked as the 20th century comes to a close. Engineering Tomorrow not only explores the answers to this question but also asks: "How will we change the next century?" Bell, former editor of Scientific American and Omni, and Dooling, principal writer, Science@NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, mix a history of recent technological advances with an analysis of where engineering seems to be headed. Sidebars containing insights from 50 of today's leading technology experts (including Nobel laureates, inventors, and engineering fellows) are interspersed in the narrative. Many of these experts raise ethical and societal concerns dealing with how these advances will be used. Myriad technologies are reviewed including electric vehicles, artificial organs, space exploration, and the Internet. An entire chapter is dedicated to our responsibility to the environment. Recommended for both public and academic libraries.AWilliam Baer, Harold B. Lee Lib., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT
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Edition details

• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers / IEEE Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0780353617
• ISBN 13: 9780780353619
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 308