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Engineering Women: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts
Údaje o názvu Engineering Women: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts [electronic resource] / by Jill S. Tietjen. Nakladatel Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017. Fyz.popis XIII, 85 p. 1 illus. online resource. ISBN 9783319408002 Edice Women in Engineering and Science, ISSN 2509-6427 Úplný obsah 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. Poznámky k dostupnosti Přístup pouze pro oprávněné uživatele Dal.odpovědnost SpringerLink (Online service) Předmět.hesla Engineering. * History. * Popular works. * Engineering - Vocational guidance. Forma, žánr elektronické knihy electronic books Země vyd. Německo Jazyk dok. angličtina Druh dok. Elektronické knihy URL Plný text pro studenty a zaměstnance UPOL kniha
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.
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.
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