Title :
Strong words: The creative writing of engineers
Author_Institution :
Rochester Inst. of Technol., NY
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;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2008. IPCC 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2085-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2008.4610223
