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Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare [PDF ebook]
10 Outstanding Achievements 1964-1989

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This popularly written booklet contains nontechnical descriptions of 10 major engineering achievements selected by the National Academy of Engineering on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, December 5, 1989. The achievements are the moon landing, application satellites, the microprocessor, computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer-assisted tomography, advanced composite materials, the jumbo jet, lasers, fiber-optic communication, and genetically engineered products.

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Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 48 ● ISBN 9780309592451 ● Editorial National Academies Press ● Publicado 1989 ● Descargable 3 veces ● Divisa EUR ● ID 7147704 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM

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