TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bell,Trudy E.
AU  - Dooling,David
AU  - Fouke,Janie McLawhorn
TI  - Engineering tomorrow: today's technology experts envision the next century 
SN  - 0780353609
U1  - 303.483 23
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Piscataway, NJ
PB  - IEEE Press
KW  - Technological forecasting
KW  - Twenty-first century
KW  - Forecasts
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Forecasting
N1  - Includes index; One of 4000 numbered copies; "Further Acknowledgments" slip inserted; Ch. 1; Threshold of the New Millennium; What are key policy and social issues facing the Internet?; Vinton G. Cerf; What is the secret of happiness in a career?; Wilson Greatbatch; What are some of technology's unanticipated consequences?; Jack S. Kilby; What constitutes a good scientific theory?; Arno A. Penzias; How can we be wiser about decisions of what to pursue in science and technology?; Charles H. Townes --; Ch. 2; Structures and Devices; How soon can we free ourselves from fossil fuels?; John G. Kassakian; If you could 'uninvent' a technology, which would it be?; Roger D. Pollard; How will information technology transform global culture?; Donald R. Scifres; Are we prepared for the nanotechnology revolution?; Ralph C. Merkle --; Ch. 3; Systems and Management; When will society recognize that nuclear reactors are environmentally safer than fossil-fuel power plants?; Robert A. Bell; How can effective communication help engineers develop the best products?; Samuel J. Keene; Can engineers abdicate leadership forever?; Wade H. Shaw, Jr; How can we accurately evaluate creativity and diversity?; Rui de Figueredo --; Ch. 4; Computers and Software; Can we make society smarter?; Douglas C. Engelbart; How can we separate the Internet's wheat from its chaff?; Alan Kay; Are computers really the tide that will float all boats?; Gordon E. Moore; How can we prevent ourselves from drowning in high-tech waste?; Rao R. Tummala --; Ch. 5; Communications; Are we eating our seed corn?; Tingye Li; When is unlimited information effectively no information at all?; Rod C. Alferness; The electromagnetic spectrum - public trust or pork barrel?; Bennett Z. Kobb; What is the role of industrial research laboratories in the twenty-first century?; A. Robert Calderbank --; Ch. 6; Entertainment; What is the most environmentally sound way to dispose of consumer electronics products?; Wayne C. Luplow; How will the Internet affect social relationships?; Stephen B. Weinstein; What is the future of the U.S.'s universities and corporate research laboratories?; S. Joseph Campanella; Why can't we better predict which technologies will succeed?; Robert W. Lucky --; Ch. 7; Medicine and Biology; How can mentoring overcome racial discrimination?; Cato T. Laurencin; What practical advice can encourage women engineers?; Thelma Estrin; How can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane?; George S. Moschytz; When computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human?; Ray Kurzweil --; Ch. 8; Transportation; How much will we pay for freedom of movement?; Victor Wouk; What is the potential of computer intelligence in mass transit?; Linda Sue Boehmer; Will cars ever have jet fighter controls?; William F. Powers; Can we overcome our fear of flying?; George L. Donahue --; Ch. 9; Exploration; How can we further explore the 'microverse'?; Freeman J. Dyson; Why are humans driven to explore?; Burt Rutan; Do we really need an armada to explore Mars?; Robert Zubrin; Will humans live in cities floating on the oceans?; Joseph R. Vadus --; Ch. 10; The Environment; Why should engineers take the long view?; Stewart Brand; How can we best invest in the next generation of scientists and engineers?; Ghassem Asrar; What does it take for people to realize that technology-induced climate change is jeopardizing our very lives?; Sylvia A. Earle; Why is it urgent now to investigate low-carbon sources of energy?; M. Granger Morgan --; Ch. 11; War and Peace; How can we watch out for a weapon that hasn't been invented?; Norman R. Augustine; Can we mount an effective defense without having to shoot?; Richard L. Garwin; How much privacy will we trade for safety?; David A. Kay; How do we reduce the body count?; Myron Kayton --; Ch. 12; Preparing Engineers for Tomorrow; How can students experience the impact of engineering on society?; Edward Alton Parrish; Engineering ethics - who cares?; Donald Christiansen; Why is diversity essential to sustaining creativity?; Donna Shirley; How can people learn to get along better?; John B. Slaughter; How can more young people be attracted to engineering?; Eleanor Baum --; App; The Fifty Technology Experts
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