Engineering Culture March 1, 1997 Volume 27 Issue 1 Most of the fundamental changes in our modern society and way of life have been brought about, directly or indirectly, by technology. Articles In This Issue Technological Literacy (editorial) Saturday, March 1, 1997 AuthorGeorge Bugliarello Most of the fundamental changes in our modern society and way of life have been brought about, directly or indirectly, by technology. The list of changes is long and varied: from the nature of war--away from nuclear confrontation toward terrorism and low-intensity conflicts--to the globalization of ... Making Connections: The Role of Engineers and Engineering Education Saturday, March 1, 1997 AuthorJoseph Bordogna Tomorrow's engineers will need to use abstract and experiential learning, to work independently and in teams, and to meld engineering science and engineering practice. Over 2,000 years ago, a well-to-do citizen of ancient Greece offered some of his real estate, a grove, to a thoughtful fellow ... Institutional Cultures and Individual Careers Saturday, March 1, 1997 AuthorJohn Armstrong Boundary-breaking behavior by engineers will be key to successful, and needed, institutional change in industry and academia. One can not read IEEE Spectrum or any engineering monthly, Science magazine, or The Chronicle of Higher Education without finding a discussion of corporate research, ... Legal Protection for Database Contents Saturday, March 1, 1997 AuthorPamela Samuelson Scientists and engineers need to get organized to provide input to policymakers on proposals that may limit the use of data for research purposes. The scientific and engineering communities have a very substantial stake in the outcome of the current debate over whether database developers ...
Technological Literacy (editorial) Saturday, March 1, 1997 AuthorGeorge Bugliarello Most of the fundamental changes in our modern society and way of life have been brought about, directly or indirectly, by technology. The list of changes is long and varied: from the nature of war--away from nuclear confrontation toward terrorism and low-intensity conflicts--to the globalization of ...
Making Connections: The Role of Engineers and Engineering Education Saturday, March 1, 1997 AuthorJoseph Bordogna Tomorrow's engineers will need to use abstract and experiential learning, to work independently and in teams, and to meld engineering science and engineering practice. Over 2,000 years ago, a well-to-do citizen of ancient Greece offered some of his real estate, a grove, to a thoughtful fellow ...
Institutional Cultures and Individual Careers Saturday, March 1, 1997 AuthorJohn Armstrong Boundary-breaking behavior by engineers will be key to successful, and needed, institutional change in industry and academia. One can not read IEEE Spectrum or any engineering monthly, Science magazine, or The Chronicle of Higher Education without finding a discussion of corporate research, ...
Legal Protection for Database Contents Saturday, March 1, 1997 AuthorPamela Samuelson Scientists and engineers need to get organized to provide input to policymakers on proposals that may limit the use of data for research purposes. The scientific and engineering communities have a very substantial stake in the outcome of the current debate over whether database developers ...