Engineering
Its Role and Function in Human Society
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Engineering: Its Role and Function in Human Society illustrates the historical views held by humanists and technologists with regard to each other, the accomplishments of engineering in the past, and the problems involving laymen and men of science together in their relationships. Some of the topics covered are the aloofness from science and technology; hostility to technology; and acceptance of technology. The book also covers topics on the attitudes of the engineer; the use of engineering in relation to human needs; and engineering as a technological culture. The ultimate use of tools and machines; automation and human condition; pollution and pollutants; and causes of problems in engineering are also encompassed. Engineers and engineering students will find the book invaluable.
Table of Contents
Preface
General Introduction
Part One. The Viewpoint of the Humanist
Introduction
1. Aloofness from Science and Technology
2. Hostility to Technology
3. Acceptance of Technology
4. Science: A Tool of Culture
5. Humanism in Technology
6. A Mature Humanist Philosophy
7. Bridging the Gap: The View of a Scientist
8. Bridging the Gap: The View of a Humanist
Part Two. Attitudes of the Engineer
Introduction
9. An Engineer Looks at His Profession
10. An Engineer Looks at Himself
11. A Scientist Evaluates Technology
12. Technology Overrated
13. Technology in Its Proper Perspective
14. Technology and New Perspectives
15. Engineering and Human Needs
16. Engineering a Technological Culture
17. Educating the Engineer
18. "Civilizing" the Engineer by "Civilizing" the Humanist
Part Three. Man and Machine
Introduction
19. Machine as a Tool
20. The Ultimum of a Craftsman: The "Architectus"
21. The Ultimate Use of Tools: The Raising and Setting of the Vatican Obelisk
22. Machine: the Generator of Power
23. Machine and the First Industrial Revolution
24. Machine and the Second Industrial Revolution
25. Automation and Human Condition
Part Four. Technology and the Future
Introduction
26. Defining the Problem
27. Shift of Emphasis from Private to Public Sector
28. Trends
29. Portents: Waste
30. Portents: Air Pollution
31. Portents: The Pesticides
32. Causes: The Technique?
33. Causes: The Technician or the Society?
34. Hope for the Future: In Philosophy
35. Hope for the Future: In Science
36. Hope for the Future: In Technology
37. Hope for the Future: In People
38. Hope for the Future: In Man
Who's Who Among the Authors
Product details
- No. of pages: 296
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Pergamon 1967
- Published: January 1, 1967
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483157825
About the Editors
William H. Davenport
Daniel Rosenthal
Affiliations and Expertise
Associate Radiologist-in-Chief and Director of Bone and Joint Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA