UNCONSCIOUSNESS (MILLER, JAMES GRIER)
THROUGH DEATH TO REBIRTH (PERKINS, JAMES SCUDDAY)
THE PUBLIC LIFE OF CAPTAIN JOHN BROWN (REDPATH, JAMES)
TEN GREAT RELIGIONS (CLARKE, JAMES FREEMAN)
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN (DALLY, JAMES W;REEVES, STANLEY J;ROPPEL, THADDEUS)
Three chapters dealing with engineering and society are included.? A historical perspective on the role engineering played in developing civilization and on improving the lives of the masses is presented in Chapter 1.? In this chapter, we move from the past into the present and indicate the current relationship between business, consumers and society.? The twenty greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century are briefly described.? Chapter 5 discusses the balance between safety and performance.? Methods to evaluate and recognize risky environments are discussed.? The chapter includes a listing of hazards, which is important in identifying the many different ways users of a product can be injured.? Chapter 4 on ethics, character and engineering includes a large number of topics so the instructor can select from among them.? A description of the Challenger and Columbia accidents is also given, because both of these fatal crashes provide excellent case histories covering safety related conflicts between management and engineers.? A new reference to a video produced by the New York Times has been added.?
