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Summary
Summary
Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the American Society for Engineering Education with a pictorial history. Includes 350 photographs from the archives of major engineering schools to document an authoritative account of the growth and development of engineering education in America.
Author Notes
LAWRENCE P. GRAYSON is past president of the American Society for Engineering Education, with 30 years of volunteer service to the Society. A Registered Professional Engineer, he received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Dr. Grayson has served the community in many different positions, including founding president of "Engineers for Education," chairman of the Board of Governors of the American Association of Engineering Societies, vice chairman of the Educational Activities Board of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and United States Representative to the Education and Training Committee of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. He has received numerous awards for his work in lasers, engineering education, and educational satellites, including the Hoover Medal, the George Washington Medal, and the IEEE-USA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Professionalism.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
Grayson's title misleads, in that this is a history of the American Society for Engineering Education on the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary of its founding in 1893. As stated on the book jacket, "Grayson has compiled a fascinating chronicle of the growth of the Society and its context in world events of the past 100 years." The format and execution of the book are done quite well; however, there are more than 300 photographs, a large percentage of which are irrelevant and accompanied by inane captions. Missing completely from this book are the outstanding scholars, pedagogues, expositors, and authors who created the various fields of engineering and their centers of excellence across the nation. We are given instead data, statistics, deans of engineering and presidents of the society. A history of engineering education is needed, but this one does not even come close to satisfying this need. Not recommended for academic collections. A. M. Strauss; Vanderbilt University
Table of Contents
| The Setting |
| The Genesis: 1862 and Before |
| The Period of Growth: 1862-1893 |
| The Period of Development: 1893-1914 |
| The Period of Evaluation: 1914-1940 |
| The Scientific Period: 1941-1970 |
| Diversification: 1970-1990 |
| The Future |
| Appendices |
| Index |
