03212nam 2200817 a 450 991096552410332120251116140412.097866113003889781281300386128130038197803095924510309592453(CKB)110986584750942(OCoLC)301088947(CaPaEBR)ebrary10225203(SSID)ssj0000295229(PQKBManifestationID)11229215(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295229(PQKBWorkID)10314557(PQKB)10464642(MiAaPQ)EBC3378358(Au-PeEL)EBL3378358(CaPaEBR)ebr10225203(OCoLC)923278795(Perlego)4735902(BIP)496082(EXLCZ)9911098658475094219891106d1989 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEngineering and the advancement of human welfare 10 outstanding achievements, 1964-1989 /selected by the National Academy of Engineering on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, December 5, 19891st ed.Washington, D.C. Office of Public Awareness, The Academyc19891 online resource (48 p.)"NAE 25."9780309041850 0309041856 Bibliography: p. 46-47.CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1 Moon Landing -- 2 Application Satellites -- 3 Microprocessor -- 4 Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing -- 5 CAT Scan -- Advanced Composite Materials -- Jumbo Jet -- 8 Lasers -- 9 Fiber-Optic Communication -- 10 Genetically Engineered Products -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgements.This popularly written booklet contains nontechnical descriptions of 10 major engineering achievements selected by the National Academy of Engineering on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, December 5, 1989. The achievements are the moon landing, application satellites, the microprocessor, computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer-assisted tomography, advanced composite materials, the jumbo jet, lasers, fiber-optic communication, and genetically engineered products. Space flight to the moonScientific satellitesMicroprocessorsCAD/CAM systemsDiagnostic imagingComposite materialsJet transportsLasersOptical communicationsGenetic engineeringSpace flight to the moon.Scientific satellites.Microprocessors.CAD/CAM systems.Diagnostic imaging.Composite materials.Jet transports.Lasers.Optical communications.Genetic engineering.National Academy of Engineering.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965524103321Engineering and the advancement of human welfare4356636UNINA