Technology and Culture · 1993 · 92 citations · 0 references
EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringMathematicsDesign TheoryDesign ThinkingProduction EngineeringDesign For AssemblyDesign ResearchHistory Of SciencePhilosophy Of EngineeringStructural DesignTechnological DeterminismCritical Art PracticeEngineering Design ThinkingEngineering ExplanationEngineering FailureEngineering MechanismsMathematics In EngineeringTechnology Critique
Introduction 1. A Brief History of Technology The Underpinnings 2. Beyond the Calculator The Complexity of Engineering 3. The Origin of Problems The Pushes and Pulls 4. Design and Invention The Concept 5. Mathematics The Numerical Mystique 6. Science and Research The Basics 7. Development, Test, and Failure The Proof of the Pudding 8. Manufacturing and Assembly The Critical Art 9. Money and Business The Grease 10. Regulation The Painful Inevitability 11. Thinking Technology The Challenge for the Future Sources and Suggested Readings Acknowledgments Illustration Credits Index