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Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare : 10 Outstanding Achievements 1964-1989, PDF eBook

Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare : 10 Outstanding Achievements 1964-1989 PDF

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This popularly written booklet contains nontechnical descriptions of 10 major engineering achievements selected by the National Academy of Engineering on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, December 5, 1989. The achievements are the moon landing, application satellites, the microprocessor, computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer-assisted tomography, advanced composite materials, the jumbo jet, lasers, fiber-optic communication, and genetically engineered products.

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