{"product_id":"engineering-tomorrow-isbn-9780780353626","title":"Engineering Tomorrow","description":"The rush of technology in the 20th century brought more advances than the 11th through 19th centuries combined. Automobiles and aircraft, television and radio, computers and global communications, medical imaging and the leap of humans beyond Earth's atmosphere -- all these were born from the creative spark and labor of scientists and engineers.  \u003cp\u003eHow can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane? Can nations mount an effective defense without having to shoot? When computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human? If you could \"uninvent\" one technology, which would you choose -- and why? How can we prevent ourselves from drowning in high-tech waste? Why should engineers take the long view?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese questions and many others are explored in \u003ci\u003eEngineering Tomorrow: Today's Technology Experts Envision the Next Century\u003c\/i\u003e by 50 world-renowned experts in all disciplines of science and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNobel laureates Arno Penzias and Charles H. Townes, Internet co-inventor Vinton G. Cerf, environmentalist Stewart Brand, physicist Freeman J. Dyson, record-holding oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle, arms experts Norman R. Augustine and Richard L. Garwin, and microchip pioneers Jack S. Kilby and Gordon E. Moore are among the 50 featured scientists and engineers who envision technology's potential for the 21st century -- as well as the social responsibility borne by all who are engineering today and planning for tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e  Foreword.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Threshold of the New Millennium.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOCIETY'S INFRASTRUCTURE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Structures and Devices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Systems and Management.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Computers and Software.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e HUMAN APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Communications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Entertainment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Medicine and Biology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transportation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Exploration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ENGINEERING OUR PRIORITIES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Environment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e War and Peace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preparing Engineers for Tomorrow.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix: The Fifty Technology Experts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Authors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Editor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003eJanie Fouke is the author of Engineering Tomorrow: Today's Technology Experts Envision the Next Century, published by Wiley.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience \u0026amp; Technology Engineering Tomorrow Today’s Technology Experts Envision the Next Century Edited by Janie Fouke Written by Trudy E. Bell and Dave Dooling The rush of technology in the 20th century has brought more advances than the 11th through 19th combined. Automobiles and aircraft, television and radio, computers and global communications, medical imaging,and the leap of humans beyond Earth’s atmosphere—all were born from the creative spark and labor of scientists and engineers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can we ensure that technology is humane and not inane?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan nations mount an effective defense without having to shoot?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhen computer intelligence exceeds human intelligence, what will it mean to be human?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIf you could ‘uninvent’ one technology, which would you choose—and why?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow can we prevent ourselves from drowning in high-tech waste?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy should engineers take the long view?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese questions and many more are explored in Engineering Tomorrow: Today’s Technology Experts Envision the Next Century by 50 world-renowned experts in all disciplines of science and technology. Nobel laureates Arno Penzias and Charles H. Townes, Internet co-inventor Vinton G. Cerf, environmentalist Stewart Brand, physicist Freeman J. Dyson, record-holding oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle, arms experts Norman R. Augustine and Richard L. Garwin, and microchip pioneers Jack S. Kilby and Gordon E. Moore are among the 50 featured scientists and engineers who envision technology’s potential for the 21st century—as well as the social responsibility borne by all who are engineering tomorrow. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world’s largest technical professional society, with 340,000 members in more than 150 countries. Its members are in the forefront of industries ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. \"Networking the world,\" the IEEE helps to foster technological innovation, enable members’ careers and promote a global professional community. 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