• DocumentCode
    765636
  • Title

    The Role and Duty of the Engineer-Writer

  • Author

    Hagemann, E.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Space Technology Labs., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1961
  • Firstpage
    17
  • Lastpage
    18
  • Abstract
    For efficient written communication, an engineer or scientist must avoid gobbledygook, argot, useless repetition and Chinese-box constructions. Another common but basic fault is lack of transitional devices.
  • Keywords
    Conferences; Fires; Friction; Moon; Natural languages; Plasma devices; Seminars; Speech; Stress; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Writing and Speech, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0893-7869
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322701
  • Filename
    4322701