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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254177503321

Autore

Tietjen Jill S

Titolo

Engineering Women: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts / / by Jill S. Tietjen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-40800-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 85 p. 1 illus.)

Collana

Women in Engineering and Science, , 2509-6427

Disciplina

620

Soggetti

Engineering—Vocational guidance

History

Popular works

Job Careers in Science and Engineering

History of Science

Popular Science, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Early Days of Engineering -- Women Can be Engineers, Too! -- War's Unintended Consequences -- Suburbia and Sputnik -- Bridges to the Future -- Bridges to the Future.

Sommario/riassunto

Packed with fascinating biographical sketches of female engineers, this chronological history of engineering brightens previously shadowy corners of our increasingly engineered world’s recent past. In addition to a detailed description of the diverse arenas encompassed by the word ‘engineering’ and a nuanced overview of the development of the field, the book includes numerous statistics and thought provoking facts about women’s roles in the achievement of thrilling scientific innovations. This text is a unique resource for students launching research projects in engineering and related fields, professionals interested in gaining a broader understanding of how engineering as a discipline has been impacted by events of global significance, and scholars of women’s immense, often obscured, contributions to scientific progress. Illuminates the many significant contributions of women in engineering Educates readers about the evolution of the field



of engineering over the last century Demonstrates how key engineering advances are driven by socio-economic and cultural contexts.