Engineering as a social enterprise: papers presented during the 1990 meeting of the NationalAcademy of Engineering in a symposium dedicated to the memory of J. Herbert Hollomon

How is society influenced by engineering and technology? How in turn does society shape engineering and technology? This book from the National Academy of Engineering explores ways in which technology and society form inseparable elements in a complex sociotechnical system. The essays in this volume are based on the proposition that many forces move and shape engineering, technology, culture, and society. Six specialists both inside and outside the field of engineering offer views on how engineering responds to society's needs and how social forces shape what engineers do and what they can achieve. From Deterministic Dynamos To Seamless-web Systems / Thomas P. Hughes -- Cultural And Sociotechnical Values / Robert Mcc. Adams -- Business, Consumers, And Society-at-large : New Demands And Expectations / Marina V.n. Whitman -- Technology And Government / John W. Fairclough -- The Social Function Of Engineering : A Current Assessment / George Bugliarello -- Pondering The Unpredictability Of The Sociotechnical System / Robert W. Lucky -- Tribute To J. Herbert Hollomon / Roland W. Schmitt -- Engineering's Great Challenge : The 1960s / J. Herbert Hollomon. Hedy E. Sladovich, Editor. Papers Presented During The 1990 Meeting Of The National Academy Of Engineering In A Symposium Dedicated To The Memory Of J. Herbert Hollomon. Presented ... During The Twenty-sixth Annual Meeting ... 3 October 1990, In Washington, D.c.--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References.