This on-the-job guide poses essential questions regarding the best action to take when dealing with a company, on the verge of adopting or, which had adopted a course of action that may lead it to act in an "irresponsible" manner--offering case studies in which readers can compa…
The mind of an engineer
The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) promotes the endeavour of the practitioners of engineering and technology and related sciences to solve the problems of national importance. The book is an initiative of the INAE and a reflection of the experiences of some of the…
"This book is a guide to technical writing, presented in a systematic framework that mirrors the logic associated with the scientific process itself. Other English books merely define concepts and provide rules; this one explains the reasoning behind the rules. Other writing boo…
Despite the wealth of information and archival material that has become available in the years following the fall of the USSR, the history of the Soviet space program has been dominated by the accounts of a select few, such as the recent four-volume English translation of Russia…
The decision makers: ethics for engineers
by Robinson, Simon, Armstrong, James, Dixon, Ross
The decision makers: ethics for engineers
by Robinson, Simon, Armstrong, James, Dixon, Ross
When starting out on their careers, most engineers are unaware that successful engineering projects depend as much on money as they do on technology and that the two are inextricably linked. They eventually learn on the job that money is the only common measure we have for labor…