DocumentCode
475817
Title
Strong words: The creative writing of engineers
Author
Moran, T.
Author_Institution
Rochester Inst. of Technol., NY
fYear
2008
fDate
13-16 July 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
10
Abstract
A number of contemporary engineers who have authored books of poetry, award-winning short fiction, highly-acclaimed creative non-fiction, and best-selling novels are introduced. Their thoughts on engineering, engineering education, the engineering workplace and technical and creative writing are presented. Implications for engineering education and creativity are discussed.
Keywords
engineering education; award-winning short fiction; contemporary engineers; engineering education; engineering workplace; highly-acclaimed creative nonfiction; strong words; creative writing; engineer writers; engineering communication;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Professional Communication Conference, 2008. IPCC 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2085-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCC.2008.4610223
Filename
4610223
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