Essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems (Record no. 10819)
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| fixed length control field | 00869nam a2200157Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0307272451 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 620 |
| Item number | PET |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Petroski, Henry |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Essential engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Alfred A. Knopf Inc. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x,274,iip. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | CONTENTS Preface ix 1. Ubiquitous Risk 3 2.Engineering Is Rocket Science 18 3.Doctors and Dilberts 29 4. Which Comes First?45 5.Einstein the Inventor 59 6.Speed Bumps 71 7. Research and Development 93 8.Development and Research 105 9.Alternative Energies 124 10.Complex Systems156 11.Two Cultures 184 12.Uncertain Science and Engineering 184 13. Great Achievements and Grand Challenges198 14. Prizing Engineering218 Notes 231 Illustration Credits 259 Index 261 |
| 890 ## - COUNTRY | |
| -- | United States |
| 891 ## - TOPIC | |
| -- | SD |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Faculty of Technology | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 13/12/2012 | The Word Book Shop | 1549.63 | 2 | 1 | 620 PET | 010458 | 14/08/2014 | 28/07/2014 | 30/08/2013 | Book | Status:Catalogued;Bill No:WORDI/2012/CRB/752 |