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100	1		_aVleuten, Erik van der, _92726
245	1	0	_aEngineering the future understanding the past : _ba social history of technology
260			_aAmsterdam _bAmsterdam University Press _c2017
300			_a212 p. : _billustrations ;
520			_aThe world is in turmoil: we are witnessing steep social and environmental challenges. Technology is identified as both cause of and solution to these challenges. How can we use technology to solve problems - without creating new ones? Engineering the Future, Understanding the Past discusses the role of engineering in our age of grand challenges - by drawing lessons from the past. Since the birth of modern engineering roughly two centuries ago, technology has helped to reshape our modern world. At the same time, social challenges have shaped engineering science and practice. This book examines why and how engineers have engaged in solving social challenges -challenges for society, for business, and for users. It also asks why some technological solutions have unexpectedly created new problems. And it studies how engineers have coped with technology's puzzling ability to both help and harm.--
650			_a Engineering Social aspects _92727
650			_aFuture Engineering _92728
650			_aHistory _9455
650			_aTechnology Social aspects _9586
650		0	_xSocial aspects _xHistory. _92729
650		0	_xSocial aspects _xHistory. _92729
650		7	_xSocial aspects. _2fast _92730
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700	1		_aOldenziel, Ruth (Author) _92731
700	1		_aDavids, Mila (Author) _92732
700	1		_aLintsen, Harry (Author) _92733
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