• DocumentCode
    1031239
  • Title

    Thoughts on Education in Engineering Economics

  • Author

    Watchorn, C.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1967
  • Firstpage
    1486
  • Lastpage
    1493
  • Abstract
    Since engineering is the art and science of developing resources, both human and material, for the best service of mankind, an awareness of at least the fundamentals of engineering economics is a necessary part of the kit of tools of all engineers so that they can function properly, i.e., as other than technicians or scientists.
  • Keywords
    Art; Costs; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Humans; Industrial training; Knowledge engineering; Physics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1967.291912
  • Filename
    4073228