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- Book Title
- Lessons amid the Rubble: An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engine
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- 9780801897207
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801897203
ISBN-13
9780801897207
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92398501
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Lessons Amid the Rubble : an Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Structural, History, Disasters & Disaster Relief
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Series
Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2010-001220
Reviews
The aim is to blend history, engineering, ethics, and philosophy into the design process with implications for the future curricula of engineering design courses., Pfatteicher's retrospective on more than 100 years of engineering history in North America through the lens of the 9/11 experience is a unique contribution to engineering self-understanding. It is a valuable contribution to ongoing reform in engineering education., Just the sort of resource that everyong from civil engineers to historians of technology will find helpful in guiding students to appreciate some of the complexities and subtleties of the profession and practice of engineering., ""Pfatteicher's retrospective on more than 100 years of engineering history in North America through the lens of the 9/11 experience is a unique contribution to engineering self-understanding. It is a valuable contribution to ongoing reform in engineering education.""
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Freshman
Illustrated
Yes
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
624.1/71
Table Of Content
Introduction: Why? 1. ""A Very Imperfect Process"": Engineering Problem-Solving 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
Synopsis
The aftermath of September 11, 2001, brought the subject of engineering--failure forensics to public attention as had no previous catastrophe. In keeping with the engineering profession's long tradition of building a positive future out of disasters, Lessons amid the Rubble uses the collapse of the World Trade Center towers to explore the nature and future of engineering education in the United States. Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher draws on historical and current practice in engineering design, construction, and curricula to discuss how engineers should conceive, organize, and execute a search for the reasons behind the failure of man--made structures. Her survey traces the analytical journey engineers take after a disaster and discusses the technical, social, and moral implications of their work. After providing an overview of the investigations into the collapse of the Twin Towers, Pfatteicher explores six related events to reveal deceptively simple lessons about the engineering enterprise, each of which embodies an ethical dilemma at the heart of the profession. In tying these themes together, Pfatteicher highlights issues of professionalism and professional identity infused in engineering education and encourages an explicit, direct conversation about their meaning.Sophisticated and engagingly written, this volume combines history, engineering, ethics, and philosophy to provoke a deep discussion about of the symbolic meaning of buildings and other structures and the nature of engineering., The aftermath of September 11, 2001, brought the subject of engineering-failure forensics to public attention as had no previous catastrophe. In keeping with the engineering profession's long tradition of building a positive future out of disasters, Lessons amid the Rubble uses the collapse of the World Trade Center towers to explore the nature and future of engineering education in the United States. Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher draws on historical and current practice in engineering design, construction, and curricula to discuss how engineers should conceive, organize, and execute a search for the reasons behind the failure of man-made structures. Her survey traces the analytical journey engineers take after a disaster and discusses the technical, social, and moral implications of their work. After providing an overview of the investigations into the collapse of the Twin Towers, Pfatteicher explores six related events to reveal deceptively simple lessons about the engineering enterprise, each of which embodies an ethical dilemma at the heart of the profession. In tying these themes together, Pfatteicher highlights issues of professionalism and professional identity infused in engineering education and encourages an explicit, direct conversation about their meaning. 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., The aftermath of September 11, 2001, brought the subject of engineering--failure forensics to public attention as had no previous catastrophe. In keeping with the engineering profession's long tradition of building a positive future out of disasters, Lessons amid the Rubble uses the collapse of the World Trade Center towers to explore the nature ......
LC Classification Number
TA656.P488 2010
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