TY - DATA AU - Beakley, George C. AU - Leach, H. W. AU - Hedrick, Karl TI - Engineering: an introduction to a creative profession SN - 0023071907 CY - New York PB - Macmillan N1 - apéndices e índice alfabético, al final del libro; Historical perspectives of a developing profession; Serving the needs of a constantly changing society; The technological team; The spectrum of engineering work opportunities; Carrer fields in engineering; Professional responsabilities of the engineer; Developing study habits; Spoken and written communication; Presentation of technical calculations; Using electronic hand calculators; Statistics and graphical analysis; The metric (SI) and other unit systems; Engineering analysis; The modeling of engineering systems-mechanical, electrical, fluid, and thermal; The engineer-a creative person; The phases of design; The engineering design process ER -