Humanitarian Engineering

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Humanitarian Engineering reviews the development of engineering as a distinct profession and of the humanitarian movement as a special socio-political practice.Table of Contents: Engineering / Humanitarianism / Humanitarian Engineering / Humanitarian Engineering Education / Challenges / Conclusion: Humanizing Technology

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-06-10
Mått191 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSynthesis Lectures on Engineers, Technology, & Society
Antal sidor73
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031799631
OriginaltitelHumanitarian Engineering

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Carl Mitcham earned a PhD in Philosophy from Fordham University, New York. He has taught courses in the ethics of science and technology, while contributing to required core humanities and socialscience programs at the first and second year levels. Mitcham is editor of the four-volume Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics (2005) and serves as co-director of an Ethics Across the Curriculum program at CSM.David Munoz earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana. He has taught courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, and developed new courses in sustainable engineering. His research interests include energy conservation and issues of engineering design related to global sustainability. Munoz has done extensive work in Honduras and serves as director of the Humanitarian Engineering minor program at CSM.