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Summary
Summary
`This is a good book for a general reader to understand the inter-relationship between science, technology and society and particularly the contribution made by engineers towards technology developmentā² - Technovation
This volume, a collection of 10 essays by leading practitioners from both east and west, shows how technology, which has become a major force in our lives today, is itself like a powerful engine. The creation and maintenance of this engine depends on engineers, on ideas from science, research and development, on the pressures and constraints of the market place and national security, on the skills and knowledge of manpower and on the financial resources that banks, governments and other institutions can command and provide.
This book does not expound any one point of view. Rather, it tries to understand how the engine of technology works, how it is a complex system whose working is shaped by political, economic, social and cultural forces and in turn shapes them.
Table of Contents
Technology in HistoryIan Inkster |
Case Studies and Concepts Circa 1700-2000 |
Transplanting TechnologyHiroshi Sato |
Two Episodes in Japanese History |
Science, Technology and SocietyR Narasimha |
A Tale about Rocket Development During 1750-1850 |
Challenge, Response and Serendipity in the Design of MaterialsRobert Cahn |
The Science and Art of Processing MaterialsK Balasubramanian and P Rama Rao |
Energy and Economics in a Consumer SocietySir Hugh Ford |
R&D in IndustryAshok Ganguly |
Ideas and Idealism in TechnologyArnold Pacey |
Thoughts on Engineering EducationHans W Liepmann |
Can the Cultures of India Survive the Information Age?Kenneth Keniston |