DocumentCode
1470571
Title
Electrical engineering in the Postwar world: III — Engineering: Handmaiden of economics
Author
Kellogg, C. W.
Author_Institution
Edison Electric Institute, New York, N. Y.
Volume
63
Issue
7
fYear
1944
fDate
7/1/1944 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
264
Lastpage
266
Abstract
GOOD ENGINEERING should produce economically sound results, for engineering is but that group of special skills, knowledge, and experience whereby the forces of nature are made useful to mankind. If engineering projects are not economically sound they become a depressing rather than a stimulating influence on the general welfare.
Keywords
Economics; Electrical engineering; Electricity; History; Humans; Raw materials; Resistance heating;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1944.6440384
Filename
6440384
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