DocumentCode
1387964
Title
Engineering ≠ science
Author
Petroski, Henry
Volume
47
Issue
12
fYear
2010
fDate
12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
8
Lastpage
8
Abstract
In political discourse, public policy debates, and the mass media, engineering is often a synonym for science. This confusion might seem an innocuous shorthand for headline writers, but it can leave politicians, policymakers, and the general public unable to make informed decisions about the technical challenges facing the world today.
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5644761
Filename
5644761
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