03414nam 22005775 450 991025417750332120200630031659.03-319-40800-310.1007/978-3-319-40800-2(CKB)3710000000869859(DE-He213)978-3-319-40800-2(MiAaPQ)EBC4696619(PPN)195513673(EXLCZ)99371000000086985920160923d2017 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEngineering Women: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts /by Jill S. Tietjen1st ed. 2017.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2017.1 online resource (XIII, 85 p. 1 illus.) Women in Engineering and Science,2509-64273-319-40798-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Women in Engineering and Science,2509-6427Engineering—Vocational guidanceHistoryPopular worksJob Careers in Science and Engineeringhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T13009History of Sciencehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000Popular Science, generalhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q00007Engineering—Vocational guidance.History.Popular works.Job Careers in Science and Engineering.History of Science.Popular Science, general.620Tietjen Jill Sauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut861258MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254177503321Engineering Women: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts2123396UNINA