An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / / Henry Petroski [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Petroski Henry |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 601 |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Philosophy
Technology - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-107-23007-1
1-139-18006-1 1-283-38420-5 1-139-18984-0 9786613384201 1-139-18853-4 1-139-18391-5 1-139-19113-6 1-139-18623-X 1-139-05751-0 |
Classificazione | TEC009000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; AN ENGINEER'S ALPHABET; Other Books by the Author; Title; Copyright; To Stephen and Laura; Preface; A; abbreviations.; acronyms.; "alphabet of the engineer."; ancient engineering.; applied science.; architects vs. engineers.; arm waving.; artist-engineers.; asphalt cookies.; B; back of the envelope.; backups and redundancy.; badges of engineering societies.; bents and bridges.; biographies of engineers.; books by and about engineers.; David Billington.; Eugene Ferguson.; James Kip Finch.; Samuel Florman.; Richard Meehan.; Walter Vincenti.; Richard G.Weingardt.; Engineers' Dreams.
The Great Bridge.The Soul of a New Machine.; bridge-building contests.; bug.; C; calculators.; Centennial of Engineering.; cheers of engineers.; cities and other places named for engineers.; civil engineering.; codes and standards.; codes of ethics.; computer.; concrete.; concrete canoes.; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.; craft tradition.; cut-and-try.; D; definitions of engineering.; Dilbert.; disasters and near-disasters.; Bhopal.; Challenger.; Citicorp Tower.; Columbia.; Deepwater Horizon.; Fukushima.; Hyatt Regency.; Texas A&M Bonfire.; Three Mile Island.; World Trade Center. drafting tables.duty of an engineer.; E; economics and engineering.; education of engineers.; egg-drop competition.; "electronic engineer."; "Elegy to an Engineer's Sweetheart."; engineer.; engineer.; Engineering News-Record.; engineering science.; "engineers."; "Engineer's Creed."; Engineers Week.; "enginerd."; Erector set.; Erie Canal.; ethics.; expert witness.; Daubert.; Kumho.; F; factor of safety.; failure.; "Faith of the Engineer."; famous engineers.; Theodore von Kármán.; Charles Kettering.; John Smeaton.; David B. Steinman.; Charles Steinmetz.; Thomas Telford.; Stephen P. Timoshenko. J. A. L. Waddell.father-and-son engineers.; The Lighthouse Stevensons.; fight songs for engineers.; financial engineering.; FIRST.; founder societies.; French tradition in engineering.; G; gentlemen and engineers.; G.I. Bill.; glass half full.; Grand Challenges.; Greatest Britons.; Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century.; "a great profession."; H; hairy-eared engineer.; half-life of technical skills.; hard hat.; heroic engineers.; highway numbering system.; historic engineering landmarks.; history and engineering.; history of technology.; honor societies. hubris in engineering.I; image of engineers.; imagineering.; industrial design.; industry.; infrastructure.; insight in engineering.; intuition in engineering.; inventions without necessity.; invention vs. innovation.; inventors.; Iron Bridge.; iron ring.; J; jokes about engineers.; joylessness of engineering.; K; keys of honor societies.; L; land-grant institutions.; land surveying.; LAND SURVEYING; letters after an engineer's name.; C.E.; C.Eng.; D.E.E.; D.Sc.; E.I.T.; F.Eng.; M.E.; M.I.C.E.; N.A.E.; P.E.; P.Eng.; S.E.; letters and numerals.; liberal education.; libraries. licensing of engineers. |
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An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / / Henry Petroski |
Autore | Petroski Henry |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 360 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 601 |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Philosophy
Technology - Philosophy |
ISBN |
1-107-23007-1
1-139-18006-1 1-283-38420-5 1-139-18984-0 9786613384201 1-139-18853-4 1-139-18391-5 1-139-19113-6 1-139-18623-X 1-139-05751-0 |
Classificazione | TEC009000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; AN ENGINEER'S ALPHABET; Other Books by the Author; Title; Copyright; To Stephen and Laura; Preface; A; abbreviations.; acronyms.; "alphabet of the engineer."; ancient engineering.; applied science.; architects vs. engineers.; arm waving.; artist-engineers.; asphalt cookies.; B; back of the envelope.; backups and redundancy.; badges of engineering societies.; bents and bridges.; biographies of engineers.; books by and about engineers.; David Billington.; Eugene Ferguson.; James Kip Finch.; Samuel Florman.; Richard Meehan.; Walter Vincenti.; Richard G.Weingardt.; Engineers' Dreams.
The Great Bridge.The Soul of a New Machine.; bridge-building contests.; bug.; C; calculators.; Centennial of Engineering.; cheers of engineers.; cities and other places named for engineers.; civil engineering.; codes and standards.; codes of ethics.; computer.; concrete.; concrete canoes.; Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.; craft tradition.; cut-and-try.; D; definitions of engineering.; Dilbert.; disasters and near-disasters.; Bhopal.; Challenger.; Citicorp Tower.; Columbia.; Deepwater Horizon.; Fukushima.; Hyatt Regency.; Texas A&M Bonfire.; Three Mile Island.; World Trade Center. drafting tables.duty of an engineer.; E; economics and engineering.; education of engineers.; egg-drop competition.; "electronic engineer."; "Elegy to an Engineer's Sweetheart."; engineer.; engineer.; Engineering News-Record.; engineering science.; "engineers."; "Engineer's Creed."; Engineers Week.; "enginerd."; Erector set.; Erie Canal.; ethics.; expert witness.; Daubert.; Kumho.; F; factor of safety.; failure.; "Faith of the Engineer."; famous engineers.; Theodore von Kármán.; Charles Kettering.; John Smeaton.; David B. Steinman.; Charles Steinmetz.; Thomas Telford.; Stephen P. Timoshenko. J. A. L. Waddell.father-and-son engineers.; The Lighthouse Stevensons.; fight songs for engineers.; financial engineering.; FIRST.; founder societies.; French tradition in engineering.; G; gentlemen and engineers.; G.I. Bill.; glass half full.; Grand Challenges.; Greatest Britons.; Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century.; "a great profession."; H; hairy-eared engineer.; half-life of technical skills.; hard hat.; heroic engineers.; highway numbering system.; historic engineering landmarks.; history and engineering.; history of technology.; honor societies. hubris in engineering.I; image of engineers.; imagineering.; industrial design.; industry.; infrastructure.; insight in engineering.; intuition in engineering.; inventions without necessity.; invention vs. innovation.; inventors.; Iron Bridge.; iron ring.; J; jokes about engineers.; joylessness of engineering.; K; keys of honor societies.; L; land-grant institutions.; land surveying.; LAND SURVEYING; letters after an engineer's name.; C.E.; C.Eng.; D.E.E.; D.Sc.; E.I.T.; F.Eng.; M.E.; M.I.C.E.; N.A.E.; P.E.; P.Eng.; S.E.; letters and numerals.; liberal education.; libraries. licensing of engineers. |
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Engineering, Social Sciences, and the Humanities : Have Their Conversations Come of Age? / / edited by Steen Hyldgaard Christensen, Anders Buch, Eddie Conlon, Christelle Didier, Carl Mitcham, Mike Murphy |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (437 pages) |
Disciplina |
343.43092
601 |
Collana | Philosophy of Engineering and Technology |
Soggetto topico |
Technology - Philosophy
Technical education Technology History Philosophy and social sciences Philosophy of Technology Engineering and Technology Education History of Technology Philosophy of the Social Sciences |
ISBN | 3-031-11601-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | General Introduction: The Rationale of Engaging in Conversations between Engineering, Social Sciences, and the Humanities -- Conversations on Engineering Challenges -- Institutionalizing Engineering Education Research: Comparing Australia, China, and the United States -- A Snapshot of how ‘Social’ Considerations Are Currently Being Interpreted and Addressed within Engineering Education and Accreditation -- The C.P. Snow Controversy -- Research on Engineers´ Work at a Turning Point? -- The Two Cultures of Engineering Education: Looking Back and Moving Forward -- Bridging Engineering and Humanities at Techno-Anthropology -- Reflections on the Use of Theory in Engineering Education Research: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Comparisons -- Social Justice at an Irish Practice-based University: In or out of Place -- Engineering Ethics, Social Theory and How We Might Do Better! -- A Critique: Report of the NASEM Committee on Integrating Higher Education in the Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine -- A Social Science Research Agenda for Engineering Practice -- Globalization is Necessary but Impossible: The Existential Contradictions Engineers (and Everyone Else) are Ignoring -- Social Reproduction and Ranking in French high Level Engineering Schools -- Engineering Myths in China and the United States -- The Need for a Recovery of Engineering -- Engineering with Social Sciences and Humanities: Necessary Partnerships in Facing Contemporary (Un)Sustainability Challenges? -- What’s happening to Organs? Philosophical Insights into Tissue and Organ Engineering -- On Configurations of Knowledge in Engineering. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910644255803321 |
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Entre symboles et technosciences : un itiéraire philosophique / Gilbert Hottois. |
Autore | Hottois, Gilbert |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seyssel : Champ Vallon, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 266 p. ; 22 cm |
Disciplina | 601 |
Collana | Collection Milieux |
Soggetto topico | Tecnologia - Filosofia |
ISBN | 287673219X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001873439707536 |
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Epistemologia del cyberspazio / Silvano Tagliagambe |
Autore | Tagliagambe, Silvano |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cagliari : Demos, c1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 94 p. ; 21 cm. |
Disciplina | 601 |
Collana | Scienze |
Soggetto topico | Tecnologia - Filosofia |
ISBN | 8886434219 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002826779707536 |
Tagliagambe, Silvano
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Ethics and Policies for Cyber Operations : A NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Initiative / / edited by Mariarosaria Taddeo, Ludovica Glorioso |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 252 p. 10 illus., 8 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 601 |
Collana | Philosophical Studies Series |
Soggetto topico |
Technology - Philosophy
Law - Philosophy Law - History Knowledge, Theory of Philosophy of Technology Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History Epistemology |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Hoisington - Regulating Cyber Operations through International Law: In, Out or Against the Box? -- 2. Taddeo - The Ontological Hiatus and the Regulation of Cyber Warfare -- 3. Taylor Smith - Towards an Richer Account of Cyber Harm: The Value of Self-Determination in the Context of Cyber Warfare -- 4. McDonald - Blind Justice? The Role of Distinction in Electronic Attacks -- 5. Roscini - Military Objectives in Cyber Warfare -- 6. Rowe - Challenges of Civilian Distinction in Cyber Warfare -- 7. Shackelford et al. - Defining Cyber security Due Diligence Under International Law: Lessons from the Private Sector -- 8. Cornish - Deterrence as the Basis for Ethical Constraints on Conflict in the Cyber Domain -- 9. Glorioso - The Use of Cyber Weapons. Means and Methods of Cyber warfare -- 10. Casanovas - Cyber Warfare and Organised Crime. A Regulatory Model and Meta-Model for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) -- 11. Happaa & Fairclough - A Model to Facilitate Discussions about Cyber Attacks -- 12. Collier - Cyber Crisis Management: Lessons from the Approach of Estonia and the UK -- Commentary: Baylon - Lessons from the Chatham House Project on Cyber and Nuclear Security: Implications for Ethics in Cyber Warfare -- Report: Cath - Report of the NATO CCD COE Workshop ‘Ethics and Policies for Cyber Warfare’. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155326903321 |
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The Ethics of Cybersecurity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Markus Christen, Bert Gordijn, Michele Loi |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384) |
Disciplina | 601 |
Collana | The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering ethics
Mass media Law Computer crimes Computer security Engineering Ethics IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property Cybercrime Privacy |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1. Foundations -- Chapter 2. Basic Concepts and Models of Cybersecurity (Endre Bangerter) -- Chapter 3. Core values in Cybersecurity (Ibo van de Poel) -- Chapter 4. Ethical Frameworks for Cybersecurity (Mary Manjikian) -- Chapter 5. Legislative Framework for Cybersecurity (Gloria Gonzalez Fuster, Lina Jasmontaite) -- Part 2 – Problems -- Chapter 6. Cybersecurity in Health (Karsten Weber, Nadine Kleine) -- Chapter 7. Cybersecurity in Business (Gwenyth Morgan, Bert Gordijn) -- Chapter 8. Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures (Emad Yaghmaei, TU Delft, Michele Loi) -- Chapter 9. Cybersecurity and Cyberwar (Mariarosario Taddeo) -- Chapter 10. Cybersecurity and the State (Harald Zwingelberg, Eva Schlehahn) -- Chapter 11. Cybersecurity and Democracy -- Chapter 12. Ethical and Unethical Hacking (David-Olivier Jaquet-Chiffelle) -- Chapter 13. Ethical Dilemmas for Cybersecurity Service Providers -- Chapter 14. Cybersecurity and the Individual -- Part 3 – Solutions -- Chapter 15. Requirements on the Policy Level to Ensure Cyberpeace -- Chapter 16. Policies for Data Sharing and Data Protection for Security Software Providers (Alexey Kirichenko) -- Chapter 17. A framework for Ethical Cyber-Defence for Companies -- Chapter 18. Privacy-Protecting Cybersecurity Technologies (Josep Domingo-Ferrer) -- Chapter 19. Guidelines for Medical Professionals to Ensure Cybersecurity in Digital Healthcare -- Chapter 20. Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910372787303321 |
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Exceptional technologies : a continental philosophy of technology / / Dominic Smith |
Autore | Smith Dominic <active 2018, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (181 pages) |
Disciplina | 601 |
Soggetto topico |
Digital humanities
Science - Philosophy Technology - Philosophy Technology |
ISBN |
1-350-01563-6
1-350-01559-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Picturing technology -- Chapter 1. A sense of the transcendental -- Chapter 2. The blank page -- Chapter 3. Embodiment conditions -- Chapter 4. Three exceptional technologies -- Chapter 5. Which way to turn? -- Conclusion: Exceptional technologies, not technological exceptionalism -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796965603321 |
Smith Dominic <active 2018, >
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Exceptional technologies : a continental philosophy of technology / / Dominic Smith |
Autore | Smith Dominic <active 2018, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (181 pages) |
Disciplina | 601 |
Soggetto topico |
Digital humanities
Science - Philosophy Technology - Philosophy Technology |
ISBN |
1-350-01563-6
1-350-01559-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Picturing technology -- Chapter 1. A sense of the transcendental -- Chapter 2. The blank page -- Chapter 3. Embodiment conditions -- Chapter 4. Three exceptional technologies -- Chapter 5. Which way to turn? -- Conclusion: Exceptional technologies, not technological exceptionalism -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811560203321 |
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Extimate technology : self-formation in a technological world / / Ciano Aydin |
Autore | Aydin Ciano <1972-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 321 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 601 |
Soggetto topico |
Technology - Philosophy
Technology - Psychological aspects Experiential research Self |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | IntroductionPart I: What Is the Self?1. The Essentialist and Dualist Self and Why it Cannot Be Sustained2. From "Self" to "Self-Formation"Part II: Is Self-Formation in a Technological World Possible?3. The Autonomous Self and the Determined Self 4. The Artifactual Mind 5. Brain Imaging Technologies and Critical Self-Formation 6. How Critical Is Critical Self-Formation?Part III: How Should We Technologically Form Ourselves? 7. Technological Self-Formation as Enhancement 8. The Technological Uncanny as a Permanent Structure of Selfhood 9. Self-Formation as Sublimation and the Question Concerning Technology 10. Technological Sublimation Theory Applied to Three Existential Technologies ; Epilogue: Groundwork for a Philosophy of Existential Technology. |
Altri titoli varianti | Extimate Technology |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910688445703321 |
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