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
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