Lessons amid the rubble an introduction to post-disaster engineering and ethics / Sarah K.A. Pfatteicher.

Author/creator Pfatteicher, Sarah K. A., 1968-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Description186 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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SeriesJohns Hopkins introductory studies in the history of technology
Johns Hopkins introductory studies in the history of technology. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents "A very imperfect process" : engineering problem-solving 101 -- "Finding hope in the ruins" : a short history of engineering disasters -- "A new era" : the limits of engineering expertise in a post-9/11 world -- "Safe from every possible event" : how to strive for the impossible -- "Architectural terrorism" : why moderation matters -- "These material things" : passion and power in engineering -- Conclusion, "More time for the dreaming" : engineering curricula for the twenty-first century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 145-175) and index.
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LCCN 2010001220
ISBN9780801897191 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN080189719X (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801897207 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0801897203 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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