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Engineering Women: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts: Women in Engineering and Science

Autor Jill S. Tietjen
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 oct 2016
Packed with fascinating biographical sketches of female engineers, this chronological history of engineering brightens previously shadowy corners of our increasingly engineered world’s recent past. In addition to a detailed description of the diverse arenas encompassed by the word ‘engineering’ and a nuanced overview of the development of the field, the book includes numerous statistics and thought provoking facts about women’s roles in the achievement of thrilling scientific innovations. This text is a unique resource for students launching research projects in engineering and related fields, professionals interested in gaining a broader understanding of how engineering as a discipline has been impacted by events of global significance, and scholars of women’s immense, often obscured, contributions to scientific progress.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319407982
ISBN-10: 3319407988
Pagini: 150
Ilustrații: XIII, 85 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Women in Engineering and Science

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Introduction.- The Early Days of Engineering.- Women Can be Engineers, Too!.- War's Unintended Consequences.- Suburbia and Sputnik.- Bridges to the Future.- Bridges to the Future.

Recenzii

“Numerous books about the historical role of women in science and engineering are biographical in scope. Tietjen, an engineer and a former president of the National Women’s Hall of Fame Board of Directors, provides a hybrid work. … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.” (T. S. Reynolds, Choice, Vol. 54 (9), May, 2017)

Notă biografică

Jill S. Tietjen, PE, is President of the National Women's Hall of Fame in Washington DC, USA. An author, speaker, and professionally licensed electrical engineer, she is one of the USA's top experts on scientific and technical women. She is the CEO of Technically Speaking, a national consulting company specializing in improving technological career opportunities for women and girls. She is a blogger for the Huffington Post, writing on great women throughout US History. She is author or co-author of 5 books, and over 100 articles.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Packed with fascinating biographical sketches of female engineers, this chronological history of engineering brightens previously shadowy corners of our increasingly engineered world’s recent past. In addition to a detailed description of the diverse arenas encompassed by the word ‘engineering’ and a nuanced overview of the development of the field, the book includes numerous statistics and thought provoking facts about women’s roles in the achievement of thrilling scientific innovations.  This text is a unique resource for students launching research projects in engineering and related fields, professionals interested in gaining a broader understanding of how engineering as a discipline has been impacted by events of global significance, and scholars of women’s immense, often obscured, contributions to scientific progress.

Illuminates the many significant contributions of women in engineering

Educates readers about the evolution of the field of engineering over the last century

Demonstrates how key engineering advances are driven by socio-economic and cultural contexts

Caracteristici

Illuminates the many significant contributions of women in engineering Educates readers about the evolution of the field of engineering over the last century Demonstrates how key engineering advances are driven by socio-economic and cultural contexts Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras