402 Ebooks by National Academy of Engineering
Chinese Academy of Engineering & Chinese Academy of Sciences: Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution
The United States and China are the top two energy consumers in the world. As a consequence, they are also the top two emitters of numerous air pollutants which have local, regional, and global …
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€87.50
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposia bring together 100 outstanding engineers (ages 30 to 45) to exchange information about leading-edge technologies in a range of engineering fields. The …
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€53.14
Committee on the Offshoring of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Offshoring of Engineering
The engineering enterprise is a pillar of U.S. national and homeland security, economic vitality, and innovation. But many engineering tasks can now be performed anywhere in the world. The emergence …
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€62.38
Committee on America’s Energy Future & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: America’s Energy Future
For multi-user PDF licensing, please contact customer service. Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep …
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€81.16
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: State Science and Technology Policy Advice
The federal government plays the predominant role in supporting research and development (R&D) and in establishing public policies that affect science and technology (S&T) in the United States. …
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€24.50
Committee on Public Understanding of Engineering Messages & National Academy of Engineering: Changing the Conversation
Can the United States continue to lead the world in innovation? The answer may hinge in part on how well the public understands engineering, a key component of the ‘innovation engine’. A related …
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€40.47
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: On Being a Scientist
The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest …
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€14.85
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering a Learning Healthcare System
Improving our nation’s healthcare system is a challenge which, because of its scale and complexity, requires a creative approach and input from many different fields of expertise. Lessons from …
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€78.38
National Academy of Engineering: Information and Communication Technology and Peacebuilding
Those who would use information and communication technology (ICT) in the cause of peace need to be cognizant of the risks as well as the benefits. ICT can facilitate positive dialogue but also hate …
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€24.64
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This series contains short biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of …
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€85.40
Committee on Science and Technology in the National Interest: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments & Institute of Medicine: Science and Technology for America’s Progress
The new Obama administration and the 110th Congress elected in November 2008 will face immediate challenges. Events will not permit a leisurely leadership transition. The prompt appointment of a …
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€24.50
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Systems Engineering to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Care in the Military Health System
This book makes a strong case for taking advantage of the best of two disciplines–health care and operational systems engineering (a combination of science and mathematics to describe, analyze, …
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€50.22
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
Every year at the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, 100 of this country’s best and brightest engineers, ages 30 to 45, have an opportunity to learn from their peers about pioneering work being …
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€50.11
Committee on Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions & National Academy of Engineering: Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions
Research experience is now known to be an extremely effective means for engaging students, especially in science and engineering, yet it is not used extensively to engage the most rapidly growing …
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€24.82
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend
This guide offers helpful advice on how teachers, administrators, and career advisers in science and engineering can become better mentors to their students. It starts with the premise that a …
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€36.06
Committee on Technological Literacy & National Academy of Engineering: Technically Speaking
Cell phones . . . airbags . . . genetically modified food . . . the Internet. These are all emblems of modern life. You might ask what we would do without them. But an even more interesting question …
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€54.10
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Engineer of 2020
To enhance the nation’s economic productivity and improve the quality of life worldwide, engineering education in the United States must anticipate and adapt to the dramatic changes of engineering …
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€53.74
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Committee on Engineering Education: Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers
Community colleges play an important role in starting students on the road to engineering careers, but students often face obstacles in transferring to four-year educational institutions to continue …
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€54.10
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Building a Better Delivery System
In a joint effort between the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine, this books attempts to bridge the knowledge/awareness divide separating health care professionals from …
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€64.54
Committee on Engineering Education & Committee on the Engineer of 2020: Educating the Engineer of 2020
Phase I in the Engineer of 2020 project, Visions of Engineering in the New Century, described a set of attributes that are expected to be necessary for engineers that will perform well in a world …
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€53.89
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering & Institute of Medicine: Beyond Bias and Barriers
The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational …
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€61.23
Committee on Public Understanding of Engineering Messages & National Academy of Engineering: Changing the Conversation
Can the United States continue to lead the world in innovation? The answer may hinge in part on how well the public understands engineering, a key component of the ‘innovation engine’. A related …
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€53.76
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment & Committee for Review of the Project Management Practices Employed on the Boston Central Artery: Completing the "Big Dig"
Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original …
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€56.83
Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age & Institute of Medicine: Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age
As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising complex issues. These include complications in ensuring the validity of research data; standards that do …
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€40.20
America’s Energy Future Panel on Electricity from Renewable Resources & National Academy of Engineering: Electricity from Renewable Resources
A component in the America’s Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, …
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€57.71
America’s Energy Future Panel on Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuels & National Academy of Engineering: Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass
The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the …
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€57.59
America’s Energy Future Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies & National Academy of Engineering: Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States
America’s economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, …
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€57.59
Committee on K-12 Engineering Education & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering in K-12 Education
Engineering education in K-12 classrooms is a small but growing phenomenon that may have implications for engineering and also for the other STEM subjects–science, technology, and mathematics. …
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€40.20
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee for Evaluating Instructional Scholarship in Engineering: Developing Metrics for Assessing Engineering Instruction
Faculty in all disciplines must continually prioritize their time to reflect the many demands of their faculty obligations, but they must also prioritize their efforts in ways that will improve the …
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€24.76
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment & Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects: New Orleans Hurricane Protection System
Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after the storm, the U.S. Army Corps of …
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€24.80
National Academy of Engineering & Ethics, and Society Center for Engineering: Ethics Education and Scientific and Engineering Research
Increasing complexity and competitiveness in research environments, the prevalence of interdisciplinary and international involvement in research projects, and the close coupling of commerce and …
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€24.71
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment & Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects: New Orleans Hurricane Protection System
Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after the storm, the U.S. Army Corps of …
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€35.76
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: On Being a Scientist
The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest …
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€22.50
Committee on America’s Energy Future & National Academy of Engineering: America’s Energy Future
Energy production and use touch our lives in countless ways. We are reminded of the cost of energy every time we fill up at the gas pump, pay an electricity bill, or purchase an airline ticket. …
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€29.22
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the thirteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and …
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€77.96
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Sciences: Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8
K-8 science education in California (as in many other parts of the country) is in a state of crisis. K-8 students in California spend too little time studying science, many of their teachers are not …
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€42.70
Committee on K-12 Engineering Education & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering in K-12 Education
Engineering education in K-12 classrooms is a small but growing phenomenon that may have implications for engineering and also for the other STEM subjects–science, technology, and mathematics. …
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€58.15
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Sciences: Nurturing and Sustaining Effective Programs in Science Education for Grades K-8
K-8 science education in California (as in many other parts of the country) is in a state of crisis. K-8 students in California spend too little time studying science, many of their teachers are not …
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€59.55
Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age & Institute of Medicine: Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age
As digital technologies are expanding the power and reach of research, they are also raising complex issues. These include complications in ensuring the validity of research data; standards that do …
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€53.66
National Academy Of Engineering & National Academy Of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
In 1995, the National Academy of Engineering initiated the Frontiers of Engineering Program, which brings together about 100 young engineering leaders at annual symposia to learn about cutting-edge …
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€46.60
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Curricula
In April 2009 a workshop was held to explore how engineering curricula could be enhanced to better prepare future engineers. The workshop, summarized in this volume, included individuals from …
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€24.73
Committee on America’s Energy Future & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: America’s Energy Future
For multi-user PDF licensing, please contact customer service. Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep …
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€82.39
Committee on America’s Energy Future & National Academy of Engineering: America’s Energy Future
Energy production and use touch our lives in countless ways. We are reminded of the cost of energy every time we fill up at the gas pump, pay an electricity bill, or purchase an airline ticket. …
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€41.87
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Curricula
In April 2009 a workshop was held to explore how engineering curricula could be enhanced to better prepare future engineers. The workshop, summarized in this volume, included individuals from …
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€35.76
America’s Energy Future Panel on Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuels & National Academy of Engineering: Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass
The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the …
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€82.26
National Academy of Engineering: Rebuilding a Real Economy
The financial crisis that began in 2008 is a stark demonstration that we as a nation take great risks when we build too much of our economy on a base that does not create real value. Relying on …
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€17.17
National Academy Of Engineering & National Academy Of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
In 1995, the National Academy of Engineering initiated the Frontiers of Engineering Program, which brings together about 100 young engineering leaders at annual symposia to learn about cutting-edge …
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€66.09
National Academy of Engineering: Lifelong Learning Imperative in Engineering
The 21st century is witnessing a rapid increase in the pace of knowledge creation in the sciences and engineering. Competing in this global economy requires a science and engineering workforce that …
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€17.08
America’s Energy Future Panel on Electricity from Renewable Resources & National Academy of Engineering: Electricity from Renewable Resources
A component in the America’s Energy Future study, Electricity from Renewable Resources examines the technical potential for electric power generation with alternative sources such as wind, …
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€82.40
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the fourteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and …
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€86.51
National Academy of Engineering & Ethics, and Society Advisory Group for the Center for Engineering: Engineering, Social Justice, and Sustainable Community Development
Engineering, Social Justice, and Sustainable Community Development is the first in a series of biennial workshops on the theme of engineering ethics and engineering leadership. This workshop …
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€24.64
National Academy of Engineering: Rebuilding a Real Economy
The financial crisis that began in 2008 is a stark demonstration that we as a nation take great risks when we build too much of our economy on a base that does not create real value. Relying on …
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€25.49
National Academy of Engineering: Lifelong Learning Imperative in Engineering
The 21st century is witnessing a rapid increase in the pace of knowledge creation in the sciences and engineering. Competing in this global economy requires a science and engineering workforce that …
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€25.33
Committee on Technology for a Quieter America & National Academy of Engineering: Technology for a Quieter America
Exposure to noise at home, at work, while traveling, and during leisure activities is a fact of life for all Americans. At times noise can be loud enough to damage hearing, and at lower levels it can …
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€50.92
America’s Energy Future Panel on Energy Efficiency Technologies & National Academy of Engineering: Real Prospects for Energy Efficiency in the United States
America’s economy and lifestyles have been shaped by the low prices and availability of energy. In the last decade, however, the prices of oil, natural gas, and coal have increased dramatically, …
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€82.26
National Academy of Engineering & Ethics, and Society Advisory Group for the Center for Engineering: Engineering, Social Justice, and Sustainable Community Development
Engineering, Social Justice, and Sustainable Community Development is the first in a series of biennial workshops on the theme of engineering ethics and engineering leadership. This workshop …
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€36.06
Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline & Institute of Medicine: Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation
In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in research, encourage …
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€46.45
Chinese Academy of Engineering & Chinese Academy of Sciences: Power of Renewables
The United States and China are the world’s top two energy consumers and, as of 2010, the two largest economies. Consequently, they have a decisive role to play in the world’s clean energy future. …
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€42.00
2005 &Rising Above the Gathering Storm& Committee & Institute of Medicine: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited
In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting the crucial strategic issues of U.S. competitiveness slip below the surface. Five years ago, the …
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€23.20
2005 &Rising Above the Gathering Storm& Committee & Institute of Medicine: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited
In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting the crucial strategic issues of U.S. competitiveness slip below the surface. Five years ago, the …
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€33.07
Committee on Technology for a Quieter America & National Academy of Engineering: Technology for a Quieter America
Exposure to noise at home, at work, while traveling, and during leisure activities is a fact of life for all Americans. At times noise can be loud enough to damage hearing, and at lower levels it can …
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€71.53
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume highlights the papers presented at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2010 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year, the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€46.03
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering & Institute of Medicine: Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering
During the last 40 years, the number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increased dramatically. Nevertheless, women do not hold academic faculty positions in numbers that …
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€65.18
Committee on Assessing Technological Literacy & National Academy of Engineering: Tech Tally
In a broad sense, technology is any modification of the natural world made to fulfill human needs or desires. Although people tend to focus on the most recent technological inventions, technology …
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€74.68
Committee to Assess the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Research and America’s Future
Leadership in innovation is essential to U.S. prosperity and security. In a global, knowledge-driven economy, technological innovation"the transformation of new knowledge into products, …
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€58.67
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume includes 14 papers from the National Academy of Engineering’s Tenth Annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium held in September 2004. The U.S. Frontiers meeting brings together 100 …
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€62.87
Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research & Institute of Medicine: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research examines current interdisciplinary research efforts and recommends ways to stimulate and support such research.Advances in science and engineering increasingly …
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€62.81
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering
Engineers and ethicists participated in a workshop to discuss the responsible development of new technologies. Presenters examined four areas of engineering–sustainability, nanotechnology, …
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€64.22
National Academy of Engineering: Accident Precursor Analysis and Management
In the aftermath of catastrophes, it is common to find prior indicators, missed signals, and dismissed alerts that, had they been recognized and appropriately managed before the event, could have …
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€58.12
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume includes 14 papers from the National Academy of Engineering’s Ninth Annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium held in September 2003. The U.S. Frontiers meeting brings together 100 …
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€68.98
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee for NAE Workshop on User-Authorized Hand Guns: Owner-Authorized Handguns
The feasibility and potential impact of so-called smart handguns has generated considerable public interest and debate. This report summarizes a June 2002 workshop at the National Academy of …
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€35.92
Committee on the Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance & National Academy of Engineering: Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance
Drawing on the findings of sector-specific workshops, e-mail surveys, research literature, expert testimony, and committee and panel members expertise, this National Academy of Engineering study …
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€74.28
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Carbon Dioxide Dilemma
Growing concerns about climate change partly as a result of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions has prompted the research community to assess technologies and policies for sequestration. This …
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€59.82
Government-Industry-University Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce
Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) …
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€72.04
Committee on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law
All critical infrastructures are increasingly dependent on the information infrastructure for information management, communications, and control functions. Protection of the critical information …
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€53.75
Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Environmental Information for Naval Warfare
Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. …
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€90.95
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This collection includes summaries of presentations given at the NAE Symposium in September 2002. Topics include chemical and molecular engineering in the 21st century, human factors engineering, the …
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€59.82
National Academy of Engineering: Raising Public Awareness of Engineering
The public has little awareness or appreciation of engineering as the source of technology. The engineering community spends mightily to try to improve public awareness, but an NAE-commissioned …
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€48.06
Committee on the FY 2003 Federal Science and Technology Budget & Institute of Medicine: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2003 Federal Science and Technology Budget
Fifth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administrations FY 2003 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The first section of the …
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€35.72
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This collection includes summaries of presentations given at the NAE Symposium in March 2001. Topics include flight at the leading edge, civil systems, wireless communications, and technology and the …
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€55.07
Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce & National Academy of Engineering: Diversity in Engineering
This report contains fifteen presentations from a workshop on best practices in managing diversity, hosted by the NAE Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce on October 29-30, 2001. NAE …
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€65.61
Committee on the Federal Science and Technology Budget & Institute of Medicine: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Science and Technology Budget
Fourth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administrations FY 2002 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The report comments first on …
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€25.41
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act for Research
As requested by Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), this report assists federal agencies in crafting plans and reports that are responsive to the Government …
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€72.14
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
In 1995 the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) initiated the Frontiers of Engineering Symposium program, which every year brings together 100 of the nation’s future engineering leaders to learn …
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€59.12
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems: Design in the New Millennium
America is changing. Many of the most noticeable changes in day-to-day life are associated with the advancing capabilities of computer systems, the growing variety of tasks they can accomplish, and …
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€57.16
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
The concept of postdoctoral training came to science and engineering about a century ago. Since the 1960s, the performance of research in the United States has increasingly relied on these recent Ph …
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€53.95
Committee on Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security & Institute of Medicine: Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security Controls at the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories
This report addresses consequences of current and proposed restrictions on international contacts by the U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE) national laboratories and explores methods of best serving …
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€57.11
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Capitalizing on Investments in Science and Technology
Although the United States is currently capitalizing on its investment in science and technology effectively, there remains much room for improvement. This volume identifies the ingredients for …
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€63.12
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Evaluating Federal Research Programs
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, requires that federal agencies write five-year strategic plans with annual performance goals and produce an annual …
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€56.83
National Academy of Engineering: Information Systems and the Environment
Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sustainable development. This collection of papers by leaders in industry, government, and academia …
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€69.13
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: National Science and Technology Strategies in a Global Context
This report covers discussions at a symposium on the International Context for National Science and Technology Strategies. The meeting was held May 7, 1997 at the National Academy of Sciences in …
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€56.98
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Science and Technology Budget
In this report, the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) provides its observations on the federal science and technology (FS&T) portion of the president’s fiscal year (FY) …
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€25.51
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Resources for Teaching Middle School Science
With age-appropriate, inquiry-centered curriculum materials and sound teaching practices, middle school science can capture the interest and energy of adolescent students and expand their …
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€48.02
National Academy of Engineering & Second Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
Space may have been called the "final frontier, " but there are new frontiers to discover every day and engineers are the ones exploring them. Through groundbreaking research and …
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€58.61
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of …
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€127.34
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research & National Academy of Engineering: Technology Transfer Systems in the United States and Germany
This book explores major similarities and differences in the structure, conduct, and performance of the national technology transfer systems of Germany and the United States. It maps the technology …
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€96.75
National Academy of Engineering: Measures of Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Condition
When Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969, no environmental measurements were necessary to know the seriousness of the problem. Incidents like the Cuyahoga fire raise an important question: …
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€96.93
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Careers in Science and Engineering
As science and technology advance, the needs of employers change, and these changes continually reshape the job market for scientists and engineers. Such shifts present challenges for students as …
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€30.08
Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology
The United States faces a new challenge–maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency during the next several years. To address this change, …
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€56.92
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Risk and Innovation
Smaller, technically-oriented companies often assume types of risk (and an amount of risk) that is not often tolerated by large companies. In the United States both consumers and companies depend on …
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€54.93
National Academy of Engineering: Industrial Green Game
Industrial ecology is a concept that has emerged in response to growing public concern about the impact of industry on the environment. In this framework the natural flow (or circulation) of …
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€74.83
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Revolution in the U.S. Information Infrastructure
While societies have always had information infrastructures, the power and reach of today’s information technologies offer opportunities to transform work and family lives in an unprecedented …
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€21.04
Committee on Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development & National Academy of Engineering: Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development
During the past decade, foreign participation in U.S. research and development–through acquisition of R&D-intensive businesses, links with universities, and other arrangements–has expanded …
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€49.28
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Within Ecological Constraints
Engineering within Ecological Constraints presents a rare dialogue between engineers and environmental scientists as they consider the many technical as well as social and legal challenges of …
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€58.33
National Academy of Engineering: Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment
Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment provides a surprising projection of a much greener planet, based on long-range analysis of trends in the efficient use of energy, materials, and …
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€65.81
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
Every year at the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, 100 of this country’s best and brightest engineers, ages 30 to 45, have an opportunity to learn from their peers about pioneering work being …
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€71.45
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Systems Engineering to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Care in the Military Health System
This book makes a strong case for taking advantage of the best of two disciplines–health care and operational systems engineering (a combination of science and mathematics to describe, analyze, …
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€72.14
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee for Evaluating Instructional Scholarship in Engineering: Developing Metrics for Assessing Engineering Instruction
Faculty in all disciplines must continually prioritize their time to reflect the many demands of their faculty obligations, but they must also prioritize their efforts in ways that will improve the …
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€35.96
Committee on Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions & National Academy of Engineering: Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions
Research experience is now known to be an extremely effective means for engaging students, especially in science and engineering, yet it is not used extensively to engage the most rapidly growing …
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€36.06
National Academy of Engineering: Information and Communication Technology and Peacebuilding
Those who would use information and communication technology (ICT) in the cause of peace need to be cognizant of the risks as well as the benefits. ICT can facilitate positive dialogue but also hate …
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€35.98
Chinese Academy of Engineering & Chinese Academy of Sciences: Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution
The United States and China are the top two energy consumers in the world. As a consequence, they are also the top two emitters of numerous air pollutants which have local, regional, and global …
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€119.49
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume includes 15 papers from the National Academy of Engineering’s 2006 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2006. USFOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding …
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€73.28
Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation & Institute of Medicine: Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities
In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nations research communities have changed and expanded. The need for particular instruments has become broader, crossing scientific and engineering …
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€82.34
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume includes 16 papers from the National Academy of Engineering’s 2005 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2005. USFOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding …
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€60.04
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee for Engineering Studies at the Tribal Colleges: Engineering Studies at Tribal Colleges and Universities
This study was designed to provide expert, objective, independent advice to 11 tribal colleges that are working together to offer engineering programs. The chief data-gathering activity was a one and …
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€35.78
Committee on Ensuring the Best Presidential and Federal Advisory Committee Science and Technology Appointments & Institute of Medicine: Science and Technology in the National Interest
In 2004, an ad hoc committee was charged with preparing this third report examining the most senior S&T appointments to federal government positions and updating the accompanying list of the most …
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€65.88
Committee on User-Authorized Handguns & National Academy of Engineering: Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns
Misuse of handguns is a significant factor in deaths, morbidity, and crime in the United States. One approach to reducing certain types of handgun misuse is to create a user-authorized handgun …
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€35.72
Chinese Academy of Engineering & Chinese Academy of Sciences: Urbanization, Energy, and Air Pollution in China
In October 2003, a group of experts met in Beijing under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Engineering (NAE)/National Research …
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€89.31
Committee on Human Rights & Institute of Medicine: Guatemala
Two members of the Committee on Human Rights (CHR), NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS/NAE member Morton Panish, undertook a mission to Guatemala to observe the trial of two high-level …
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€54.10
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering and Environmental Challenges
Dealing with the challenges presented by climate change or rapid urban development require cooperation and expertise from engineering, social and natural sciences. Earth systems engineering is an …
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€53.66
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Science and Technology in the National Interest
This report is the second edition of the 1992 COSEPUP report "Science and Technology Leadership in American Government: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments." As was the case with …
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€17.85
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
Frontiers of Engineering is the fifth book highlighting the presentations of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) annual symposium series, Frontiers of Engineering. The 1999 NAE Symposium on …
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€55.48
National Academy of Engineering & Steve Olson: Global Technology
Engineers know what they mean by the word technology. They mean the things engineers conceive, design, build, and deploy. But what does the word global in the phrase global technology mean? Does it …
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€17.25
Committee on Improving Cybersecurity Research in the United States & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace
Given the growing importance of cyberspace to nearly all aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure today. The United States …
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€83.37
Committee on Science and Technology in the National Interest: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments & Institute of Medicine: Science and Technology for America’s Progress
The new Obama administration and the 110th Congress elected in November 2008 will face immediate challenges. Events will not permit a leisurely leadership transition. The prompt appointment of a …
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€35.89
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: State Science and Technology Policy Advice
The federal government plays the predominant role in supporting research and development (R&D) and in establishing public policies that affect science and technology (S&T) in the United States. …
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€35.81
Chinese Academy of Engineering & Chinese Academy of Sciences: Power of Renewables
The United States and China are the world’s top two energy consumers and, as of 2010, the two largest economies. Consequently, they have a decisive role to play in the world’s clean energy future. …
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€59.87
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume highlights the papers presented at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2010 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year, the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€65.32
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the fifteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and …
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€102.97
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the fifteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and …
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€128.86
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the fourteenth volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and …
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€127.39
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Examining Core Elements of International Research Collaboration
The globalization of science, engineering, and medical research is proceeding rapidly. The globalization of research has important implications for the U.S. research enterprise, for the U.S. …
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€41.97
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Examining Core Elements of International Research Collaboration
The globalization of science, engineering, and medical research is proceeding rapidly. The globalization of research has important implications for the U.S. research enterprise, for the U.S. …
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€44.98
Committee on Underrepresented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline & Institute of Medicine: Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation
In order for the United States to maintain the global leadership and competitiveness in science and technology that are critical to achieving national goals, we must invest in research, encourage …
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€47.90
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Marine Board: Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout
The blowout of the Macondo well on April 20, 2010, led to enormous consequences for the individuals involved in the drilling operations, and for their families. Eleven workers on the Deepwater …
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€3.73
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Marine Board: Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout
The blowout of the Macondo well on April 20, 2010, led to enormous consequences for the individuals involved in the drilling operations, and for their families. Eleven workers on the Deepwater …
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€56.99
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
The practice of engineering is continually changing. Engineers today must be able not only to thrive in an environment of rapid technological change and globalization, but also to work on …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
The practice of engineering is continually changing. Engineers today must be able not only to thrive in an environment of rapid technological change and globalization, but also to work on …
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€55.45
National Academy of Engineering: Global Navigation Satellite Systems
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has revolutionized the measurement of position, velocity, and time. It has rapidly evolved into a worldwide utility with more than a billion receiver sets …
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€3.75
National Academy of Engineering: Global Navigation Satellite Systems
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has revolutionized the measurement of position, velocity, and time. It has rapidly evolved into a worldwide utility with more than a billion receiver sets …
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€82.36
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering a Learning Healthcare System
Improving our nation’s healthcare system is a challenge which, because of its scale and complexity, requires a creative approach and input from many different fields of expertise. Lessons from …
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€81.88
National Academy of Engineering: Making Things
More than two decades ago, a commission of 17 MIT scientists and economists released a report, Made in America, which opened with the memorable phrase, "To live well, a nation must produce …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering: Making Things
More than two decades ago, a commission of 17 MIT scientists and economists released a report, Made in America, which opened with the memorable phrase, "To live well, a nation must produce …
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€32.84
Board on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century
Synthetic biology — unlike any research discipline that precedes it — has the potential to bypass the less predictable process of evolution to usher in a new and dynamic way of working with living …
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€3.72
Board on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century
Synthetic biology — unlike any research discipline that precedes it — has the potential to bypass the less predictable process of evolution to usher in a new and dynamic way of working with living …
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€44.78
National Academy of Engineering & National Research Council: Report of a Workshop on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Report of a Workshop on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base is the summary of a workshop …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering & National Research Council: Report of a Workshop on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Report of a Workshop on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base is the summary of a workshop …
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€41.94
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 16th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€3.71
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 16th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€74.91
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Rising Above the Gathering Storm
In October 2005, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine released a policy report that served as a call to action. The report, Rising Above the …
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€3.73
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Rising Above the Gathering Storm
In October 2005, the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine released a policy report that served as a call to action. The report, Rising Above the …
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€40.19
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Life Sciences: Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape
The National Research Council (NRC) and National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have released a new report, Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit. Based on a …
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€3.75
National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace: Adapting Agricultural Extension to Peacebuilding
Societies have sought to improve the outputs of their agricultural producers for thousands of years. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, efforts to convey agricultural knowledge to farmers became …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace: Adapting Agricultural Extension to Peacebuilding
Societies have sought to improve the outputs of their agricultural producers for thousands of years. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, efforts to convey agricultural knowledge to farmers became …
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€37.42
Committee on Implementing Engineering Messages & National Academy of Engineering: Messaging for Engineering
For those in the broad engineering community–those who employ, work with, and/or educate engineers, and engineers themselves–there is no need to explain the importance and value of engineering. …
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€3.73
Committee on Implementing Engineering Messages & National Academy of Engineering: Messaging for Engineering
For those in the broad engineering community–those who employ, work with, and/or educate engineers, and engineers themselves–there is no need to explain the importance and value of engineering. …
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€36.08
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce
The ability of the nation’s military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation’s technology base. A workforce …
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€3.73
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Assuring the U.S. Department of Defense a Strong Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce
The ability of the nation’s military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation’s technology base. A workforce …
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€53.59
National Academy of Engineering: Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
On August 8-12, 2010 the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), convened the Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering: Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
On August 8-12, 2010 the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), convened the Colloquy on Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, …
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€34.39
National Academy of Engineering: Making Value
Manufacturing is in a period of dramatic transformation. But in the United States, public and political dialogue is simplistically focused almost entirely on the movement of certain manufacturing …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering: Making Value
Manufacturing is in a period of dramatic transformation. But in the United States, public and political dialogue is simplistically focused almost entirely on the movement of certain manufacturing …
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€43.29
National Academy of Engineering: Advancing Diversity in the US Industrial Science and Engineering Workforce
Thousands of gifted individuals, including women and underrepresented minorities, remain a disproportionally small fraction of those in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. …
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€3.75
National Academy of Engineering: Advancing Diversity in the US Industrial Science and Engineering Workforce
Thousands of gifted individuals, including women and underrepresented minorities, remain a disproportionally small fraction of those in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. …
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€51.09
National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace: Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding
On May 23, 2012, the Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding convened a workshop at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) to investigate data sharing as a means of improving …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace: Using Data Sharing to Improve Coordination in Peacebuilding
On May 23, 2012, the Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding convened a workshop at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) to investigate data sharing as a means of improving …
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€36.02
National Academy of Engineering: Educating Engineers
The National Academy of Engineering’s 2012 forum, "Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning, " opened with presentations by six speakers …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering: Educating Engineers
The National Academy of Engineering’s 2012 forum, "Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning, " opened with presentations by six speakers …
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€38.95
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center & National Academy of Engineering: Protecting National Park Soundscapes
America’s national parks provide a wealth of experiences to millions of people every year. What visitors see-landscapes, wildlife, cultural activities-often lingers in memory for life. And what they …
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€3.73
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center & National Academy of Engineering: Protecting National Park Soundscapes
America’s national parks provide a wealth of experiences to millions of people every year. What visitors see-landscapes, wildlife, cultural activities-often lingers in memory for life. And what they …
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€39.41
National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace: Sensing and Shaping Emerging Conflicts
Technology has revolutionized many aspects of modern life, from how businesses operate, to how people get information, to how countries wage war. Certain technologies in particular, including not …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace: Sensing and Shaping Emerging Conflicts
Technology has revolutionized many aspects of modern life, from how businesses operate, to how people get information, to how countries wage war. Certain technologies in particular, including not …
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€38.74
Committee to Evaluate the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and Similar Federal Agency Programs & Institute of Medicine: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the nation’s research enterprise fall under the general rubric of the Experimental Program to Stimulate …
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€3.73
Committee to Evaluate the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and Similar Federal Agency Programs & Institute of Medicine: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the nation’s research enterprise fall under the general rubric of the Experimental Program to Stimulate …
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€55.07
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 17th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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English
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€3.71
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 17th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€82.32
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Trends in the Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19th century, has added three decades to the average …
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€3.73
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Trends in the Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19th century, has added three decades to the average …
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€38.96
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Ethical and Societal Implications of Advances in Militarily Significant Technologies That Are Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Globally Accessible: Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security (P
Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security is a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing …
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€3.72
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Ethical and Societal Implications of Advances in Militarily Significant Technologies That Are Rapidly Changing and Increasingly Globally Accessible: Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security (e
Emerging and Readily Available Technologies and National Security is a study on the ethical, legal, and societal issues relating to the research on, development of, and use of rapidly changing …
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€74.53
National Academy of Engineering & Online Ethics Center: Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators
Over the last two decades, colleges and universities in the United States have significantly increased the formal ethics instruction they provide in science and engineering. Today, science and …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering & Online Ethics Center: Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators
Over the last two decades, colleges and universities in the United States have significantly increased the formal ethics instruction they provide in science and engineering. Today, science and …
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€46.40
Committee on Options for Implementing the Requirement of Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations & Marine Board: Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Options for Implementation explores a range of options for improving the implementation of the U.S. Department of the …
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€3.73
Committee on Options for Implementing the Requirement of Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations & Marine Board: Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations: Options for Implementation explores a range of options for improving the implementation of the U.S. Department of the …
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€43.16
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2013 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2013 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€54.15
National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace: Harnessing Operational Systems Engineering to Support Peacebuilding
Operational systems engineering is a methodology that identifies the important components of a complex system, analyzes the relationships among those components, and creates models of the system to …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering & United States Institute of Peace: Harnessing Operational Systems Engineering to Support Peacebuilding
Operational systems engineering is a methodology that identifies the important components of a complex system, analyzes the relationships among those components, and creates models of the system to …
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€41.87
Committee on Integrated STEM Education & National Academy of Engineering: STEM Integration in K-12 Education
STEM Integration in K-12 Education examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This report identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM …
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€3.73
Committee on Integrated STEM Education & National Academy of Engineering: STEM Integration in K-12 Education
STEM Integration in K-12 Education examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This report identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM …
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€56.73
National Academy of Engineering: Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation
The quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. The recruitment and retention of talented young people into engineering therefore need …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering: Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation
The quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. The recruitment and retention of talented young people into engineering therefore need …
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€40.23
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Arc of the Academic Research Career
America’s research universities have undergone striking change in recent decades, as have many aspects of the society that surrounds them. This change has important implications for the heart of …
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€3.73
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Arc of the Academic Research Career
America’s research universities have undergone striking change in recent decades, as have many aspects of the society that surrounds them. This change has important implications for the heart of …
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€47.94
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Livable Cities of the Future
At the beginning of the 20th century an estimated five percent of the world’s population lived in cities. Today, half the world’s population is urbanized. Urban sustainability is multifaceted and …
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€3.71
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Livable Cities of the Future
At the beginning of the 20th century an estimated five percent of the world’s population lived in cities. Today, half the world’s population is urbanized. Urban sustainability is multifaceted and …
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€53.83
Board on Global Health & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Ranking Vaccines
SMART Vaccines – Strategic Multi-Attribute Ranking Tool for Vaccines – is a prioritization software tool developed by the Institute of Medicine that utilizes decision science and modeling to help …
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€3.75
Board on Global Health & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Ranking Vaccines
SMART Vaccines – Strategic Multi-Attribute Ranking Tool for Vaccines – is a prioritization software tool developed by the Institute of Medicine that utilizes decision science and modeling to help …
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€89.74
National Academy of Engineering & Steve Olson: Global Technology
Engineers know what they mean by the word technology. They mean the things engineers conceive, design, build, and deploy. But what does the word global in the phrase global technology mean? Does it …
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€25.47
Committee on Career Outcomes of Female Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Recipients & National Academy of Engineering: Career Choices of Female Engineers
Despite decades of government, university, and employer efforts to close the gender gap in engineering, women make up only 11 percent of practicing engineers in the United States. What factors …
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€3.72
Committee on Career Outcomes of Female Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Recipients & National Academy of Engineering: Career Choices of Female Engineers
Despite decades of government, university, and employer efforts to close the gender gap in engineering, women make up only 11 percent of practicing engineers in the United States. What factors …
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€59.55
American Society for Engineering Education & National Academy of Engineering: Surmounting the Barriers
Surmounting the Barriers: Ethnic Diversity in Engineering Education is the summary of a workshop held in September 2013 to take a fresh look at the impediments to greater diversification in …
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€3.75
American Society for Engineering Education & National Academy of Engineering: Surmounting the Barriers
Surmounting the Barriers: Ethnic Diversity in Engineering Education is the summary of a workshop held in September 2013 to take a fresh look at the impediments to greater diversification in …
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€41.87
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Culture Matters
In an increasingly interconnected world, science and technology research often transects international boundaries and involves researchers from multiple nations. This paradigm provides both new …
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€3.75
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Culture Matters
In an increasingly interconnected world, science and technology research often transects international boundaries and involves researchers from multiple nations. This paradigm provides both new …
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€47.90
National Academy of Engineering: Climate Change Educational Partnership
Societies develop engineered systems to address or mediate climate-related problems, such as drought, sea-level rise or wildfire control; the mediation involves public trust, public engagement, and …
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€3.75
National Academy of Engineering: Climate Change Educational Partnership
Societies develop engineered systems to address or mediate climate-related problems, such as drought, sea-level rise or wildfire control; the mediation involves public trust, public engagement, and …
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€47.85
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume highlights the papers presented at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2012 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year, the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume highlights the papers presented at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2012 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year, the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€53.90
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 18th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 18th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€81.88
Committee to Review the State of Postdoctoral Experience in Scientists and Engineers & Institute of Medicine: Postdoctoral Experience Revisited
The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited builds on the 2000 report Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers. That ground-breaking report assessed the postdoctoral experience …
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Committee to Review the State of Postdoctoral Experience in Scientists and Engineers & Institute of Medicine: Postdoctoral Experience Revisited
The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited builds on the 2000 report Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers. That ground-breaking report assessed the postdoctoral experience …
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€59.92
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2014 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€3.75
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2014 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€53.66
Committee on Foundational Best Practices for Making Value for America & National Academy of Engineering: Making Value for America
Globalization, developments in technology, and new business models are transforming the way products and services are conceived, designed, made, and distributed in the U.S. and around the world. …
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€3.78
Committee on Foundational Best Practices for Making Value for America & National Academy of Engineering: Making Value for America
Globalization, developments in technology, and new business models are transforming the way products and services are conceived, designed, made, and distributed in the U.S. and around the world. …
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€55.15
Debasish Dutta & Lalit Patil: Educate to Innovate
Robust innovation in the United States is key to a strong and competitive industry and workforce. Efforts to improve the capacity of individuals and organizations to innovate must be a high national …
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Debasish Dutta & Lalit Patil: Educate to Innovate
Robust innovation in the United States is key to a strong and competitive industry and workforce. Efforts to improve the capacity of individuals and organizations to innovate must be a high national …
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€47.64
National Academy of Engineering: Past Half Century of Engineering–And a Look Forward
Engineering is poised to make an even greater contribution to society in the next half century than it has made in the past half century. At its annual meeting on September 28-29, 2014, the National …
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National Academy of Engineering: Past Half Century of Engineering–And a Look Forward
Engineering is poised to make an even greater contribution to society in the next half century than it has made in the past half century. At its annual meeting on September 28-29, 2014, the National …
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€47.63
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
Space may have been called the final frontier, but there are new frontiers to discover every day, and engineers are the ones exploring them. Through groundbreaking research and new technologies, …
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€3.71
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees
Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the …
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Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees
Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the …
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€66.19
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 19th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 19th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€97.69
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2015 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€3.75
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2015 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€59.61
Center for Engineering Ethics and Society & Infusing Ethics Selection Committee: Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers
Ethical practice in engineering is critical for ensuring public trust in the field and in its practitioners, especially as engineers increasingly tackle international and socially complex problems …
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€3.75
Center for Engineering Ethics and Society & Infusing Ethics Selection Committee: Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers
Ethical practice in engineering is critical for ensuring public trust in the field and in its practitioners, especially as engineers increasingly tackle international and socially complex problems …
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€47.85
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 20th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 20th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€89.61
Committee on Engineering Technology Education in the United States & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Technology Education in the United States
The vitality of the innovation economy in the United States depends on the availability of a highly educated technical workforce. A key component of this workforce consists of engineers, engineering …
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€3.72
Committee on Engineering Technology Education in the United States & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Technology Education in the United States
The vitality of the innovation economy in the United States depends on the availability of a highly educated technical workforce. A key component of this workforce consists of engineers, engineering …
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€56.88
National Academy of Engineering & Steve Olson: Grand Challenges for Engineering
Engineering has long gravitated toward great human ambitions: navigation of the oceans, travel to the moon and back, Earth exploration, national security, industrial and agricultural revolutions, …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering & Steve Olson: Grand Challenges for Engineering
Engineering has long gravitated toward great human ambitions: navigation of the oceans, travel to the moon and back, Earth exploration, national security, industrial and agricultural revolutions, …
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€32.83
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Building America’s Skilled Technical Workforce
Skilled technical occupations"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelors degree for entry"are a key component of the …
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€3.73
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Building America’s Skilled Technical Workforce
Skilled technical occupations"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelors degree for entry"are a key component of the …
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€82.26
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment: Microbiomes of the Built Environment
Peoples desire to understand the environments in which they live is a natural one. People spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, and managed by humans, and it is estimated …
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€3.72
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment: Microbiomes of the Built Environment
Peoples desire to understand the environments in which they live is a natural one. People spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, and managed by humans, and it is estimated …
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€82.26
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2016 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€3.71
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2016 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€55.60
Committee on a Vision for the Future of Center-Based Multidisciplinary Engineering Research & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: New Vision for Center-Based Engineering Research
The future security, economic growth, and competitiveness of the United States depend on its capacity to innovate. Major sources of innovative capacity are the new knowledge and trained students …
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€3.75
Committee on a Vision for the Future of Center-Based Multidisciplinary Engineering Research & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: New Vision for Center-Based Engineering Research
The future security, economic growth, and competitiveness of the United States depend on its capacity to innovate. Major sources of innovative capacity are the new knowledge and trained students …
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€55.49
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 21st Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€3.72
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 21st Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€127.47
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Societies and Undergraduate Engineering Education
Engineering professional societies in the United States are engaged in a wide range of activities involving undergraduate education. However, these activities generally are not coordinated and have …
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€3.71
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Societies and Undergraduate Engineering Education
Engineering professional societies in the United States are engaged in a wide range of activities involving undergraduate education. However, these activities generally are not coordinated and have …
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€55.25
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences & National Academy of Engineering: Bolting Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations
The Planning Committee on Connector Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations held the Workshop on Bolting Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations in Washington, D.C., …
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Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences & National Academy of Engineering: Bolting Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations
The Planning Committee on Connector Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations held the Workshop on Bolting Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations in Washington, D.C., …
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€67.30
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2017 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€3.71
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2017 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€55.22
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change: Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce
Late last year, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) convened a workshop on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change. The workshop springs from …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change: Adaptability of the US Engineering and Technical Workforce
Late last year, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) convened a workshop on Preparing the Engineering and Technical Workforce for Adaptability and Resilience to Change. The workshop springs from …
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€67.52
Committee on Connector Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: High-Performance Bolting Technology for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations
Commercially significant amounts of crude oil and natural gas lie under the continental shelf of the United States. Advances in locating deposits, and improvements in drilling and recovery …
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€3.75
Committee on Connector Reliability for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: High-Performance Bolting Technology for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations
Commercially significant amounts of crude oil and natural gas lie under the continental shelf of the United States. Advances in locating deposits, and improvements in drilling and recovery …
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€82.48
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century
Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for …
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€3.71
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century
Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for …
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€55.49
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Investigations and Engineering Design Experiences in Grades 6-12: Science and Engineering for Grades 6-12
It is essential for todays students to learn about science and engineering in order to make sense of the world around them and participate as informed members of a democratic society. The skills and …
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€3.71
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Investigations and Engineering Design Experiences in Grades 6-12: Science and Engineering for Grades 6-12
It is essential for todays students to learn about science and engineering in order to make sense of the world around them and participate as informed members of a democratic society. The skills and …
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€59.62
Committee on Understanding the Engineering Education-Workforce Continuum & National Academy of Engineering: Understanding the Educational and Career Pathways of Engineers
Engineering skills and knowledge are foundational to technological innovation and development that drive long-term economic growth and help solve societal challenges. Therefore, to ensure national …
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€3.72
Committee on Understanding the Engineering Education-Workforce Continuum & National Academy of Engineering: Understanding the Educational and Career Pathways of Engineers
Engineering skills and knowledge are foundational to technological innovation and development that drive long-term economic growth and help solve societal challenges. Therefore, to ensure national …
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€104.69
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2018 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€3.73
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineering’s 2018 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Every year the symposium brings together 100 outstanding young …
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€55.37
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This collection includes summaries of presentations given at the NAE Symposium in March 2001. Topics include flight at the leading edge, civil systems, wireless communications, and technology and the …
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€39.69
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering and Environmental Challenges
Dealing with the challenges presented by climate change or rapid urban development require cooperation and expertise from engineering, social and natural sciences. Earth systems engineering is an …
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€38.33
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers
The concept of postdoctoral training came to science and engineering about a century ago. Since the 1960s, the performance of research in the United States has increasingly relied on these recent Ph …
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€23.21
Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce & National Academy of Engineering: Diversity in Engineering
This report contains fifteen presentations from a workshop on best practices in managing diversity, hosted by the NAE Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce on October 29-30, 2001. NAE …
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€46.25
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
In 1995 the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) initiated the Frontiers of Engineering Symposium program, which every year brings together 100 of the nation’s future engineering leaders to learn …
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€40.42
Committee on the FY 2003 Federal Science and Technology Budget & Institute of Medicine: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2003 Federal Science and Technology Budget
Fifth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administrations FY 2003 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The first section of the …
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€24.71
National Academy of Engineering: Raising Public Awareness of Engineering
The public has little awareness or appreciation of engineering as the source of technology. The engineering community spends mightily to try to improve public awareness, but an NAE-commissioned …
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€33.78
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This collection includes summaries of presentations given at the NAE Symposium in September 2002. Topics include chemical and molecular engineering in the 21st century, human factors engineering, the …
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€41.88
Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Environmental Information for Naval Warfare
Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. …
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€73.44
Committee on Human Rights & Institute of Medicine: Guatemala
Two members of the Committee on Human Rights (CHR), NAS member Mary Jane West-Eberhard and NAS/NAE member Morton Panish, undertook a mission to Guatemala to observe the trial of two high-level …
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€40.38
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Carbon Dioxide Dilemma
Growing concerns about climate change partly as a result of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions has prompted the research community to assess technologies and policies for sequestration. This …
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€41.80
Committee on Technological Literacy & National Academy of Engineering: Technically Speaking
Cell phones . . . airbags . . . genetically modified food . . . the Internet. These are all emblems of modern life. You might ask what we would do without them. But an even more interesting question …
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€23.10
Committee on the Federal Science and Technology Budget & Institute of Medicine: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Science and Technology Budget
Fourth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administrations FY 2002 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The report comments first on …
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€17.29
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act for Research
As requested by Congress and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), this report assists federal agencies in crafting plans and reports that are responsive to the Government …
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€70.18
Committee on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law
All critical infrastructures are increasingly dependent on the information infrastructure for information management, communications, and control functions. Protection of the critical information …
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€43.59
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems: Design in the New Millennium
America is changing. Many of the most noticeable changes in day-to-day life are associated with the advancing capabilities of computer systems, the growing variety of tasks they can accomplish, and …
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€40.63
Committee on Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security & Institute of Medicine: Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security Controls at the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories
This report addresses consequences of current and proposed restrictions on international contacts by the U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE) national laboratories and explores methods of best serving …
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€40.20
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
Frontiers of Engineering is the fifth book highlighting the presentations of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) annual symposium series, Frontiers of Engineering. The 1999 NAE Symposium on …
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€39.72
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Evaluating Federal Research Programs
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), passed by Congress in 1993, requires that federal agencies write five-year strategic plans with annual performance goals and produce an annual …
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€40.27
Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology
The United States faces a new challenge–maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency during the next several years. To address this change, …
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€40.09
National Academy of Engineering: Industrial Green Game
Industrial ecology is a concept that has emerged in response to growing public concern about the impact of industry on the environment. In this framework the natural flow (or circulation) of …
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€55.16
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Revolution in the U.S. Information Infrastructure
While societies have always had information infrastructures, the power and reach of today’s information technologies offer opportunities to transform work and family lives in an unprecedented …
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€14.23
Committee on Academic Engineering Research & National Academy of Engineering: Forces Shaping the U.S. Academic Engineering Research Enterprise
The way in which academic engineering research is financed and public expectations for the outcomes from such research are changing at an unprecedented rate. The decrease in support of …
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€33.73
National Academy of Engineering: Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment
Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment provides a surprising projection of a much greener planet, based on long-range analysis of trends in the efficient use of energy, materials, and …
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€51.37
Committee on Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development & National Academy of Engineering: Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development
During the past decade, foreign participation in U.S. research and development–through acquisition of R&D-intensive businesses, links with universities, and other arrangements–has expanded …
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€34.46
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Careers in Science and Engineering
As science and technology advance, the needs of employers change, and these changes continually reshape the job market for scientists and engineers. Such shifts present challenges for students as …
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€14.10
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Observations on the President’s Fiscal Year 1999 Federal Science and Technology Budget
In this report, the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) provides its observations on the federal science and technology (FS&T) portion of the president’s fiscal year (FY) …
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€17.25
National Academy of Engineering: Measures of Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Condition
When Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969, no environmental measurements were necessary to know the seriousness of the problem. Incidents like the Cuyahoga fire raise an important question: …
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€69.13
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research & National Academy of Engineering: Technology Transfer Systems in the United States and Germany
This book explores major similarities and differences in the structure, conduct, and performance of the national technology transfer systems of Germany and the United States. It maps the technology …
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€62.15
National Academy of Engineering & Second Annual Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
Space may have been called the "final frontier, " but there are new frontiers to discover every day and engineers are the ones exploring them. Through groundbreaking research and …
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€33.85
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Capitalizing on Investments in Science and Technology
Although the United States is currently capitalizing on its investment in science and technology effectively, there remains much room for improvement. This volume identifies the ingredients for …
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€44.38
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
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€43.59
National Academy of Engineering: Information Systems and the Environment
Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sustainable development. This collection of papers by leaders in industry, government, and academia …
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€48.90
Government-Industry-University Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce
Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) …
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€67.00
Committee on the Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance & National Academy of Engineering: Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance
Drawing on the findings of sector-specific workshops, e-mail surveys, research literature, expert testimony, and committee and panel members expertise, this National Academy of Engineering study …
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€51.78
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee for NAE Workshop on User-Authorized Hand Guns: Owner-Authorized Handguns
The feasibility and potential impact of so-called smart handguns has generated considerable public interest and debate. This report summarizes a June 2002 workshop at the National Academy of …
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€24.79
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume includes 14 papers from the National Academy of Engineering’s Ninth Annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium held in September 2003. The U.S. Frontiers meeting brings together 100 …
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€48.77
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Engineer of 2020
To enhance the nation’s economic productivity and improve the quality of life worldwide, engineering education in the United States must anticipate and adapt to the dramatic changes of engineering …
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€36.65
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Committee on Alternatives and Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use: Hydrogen Economy
The announcement of a hydrogen fuel initiative in the Presidents 2003 State of the Union speech substantially increased interest in the potential for hydrogen to play a major role in the nations …
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€40.53
National Academy of Engineering: Accident Precursor Analysis and Management
In the aftermath of catastrophes, it is common to find prior indicators, missed signals, and dismissed alerts that, had they been recognized and appropriately managed before the event, could have …
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€40.46
National Academy of Engineering: Information Technologies and Social Transformation
This collection of papers by scholars of technology and society, based on a National Academy of Engineering symposium, explores the process of mutual adjustment between information technologies and …
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€59.72
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Hazards
"In the burgeoning literature on technological hazards, this volume is one of the best, " states Choice in a three-part approach, it addresses the moral, scientific, social, and commercial …
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€28.95
National Academy of Engineering: Technology in Services
Beginning by dispelling some of the myths about services, this provocative volume examines the growth in services, the way technology has shaped this growth, and the consequences for the American …
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€29.33
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Energy
Energy provides a fresh, multidisciplinary approach to energy analysis. Leading experts from diverse fields examine the evolving structure of our energy system from several perspectives. They explore …
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€91.83
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Finding Common Ground
Protecting U.S. security by controlling technology export has long been a major issue. But the threat of the Soviet sphere is rapidly being superseded by state-sponsored terrorism; nuclear, chemical, …
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€40.47
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering
Engineers and ethicists participated in a workshop to discuss the responsible development of new technologies. Presenters examined four areas of engineering–sustainability, nanotechnology, …
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€44.95
Chinese Academy of Engineering & Chinese Academy of Sciences: Urbanization, Energy, and Air Pollution in China
In October 2003, a group of experts met in Beijing under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Engineering (NAE)/National Research …
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€72.60
Committee on Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research & Institute of Medicine: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research examines current interdisciplinary research efforts and recommends ways to stimulate and support such research.Advances in science and engineering increasingly …
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€53.66
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Committee on Engineering Education: Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers
Community colleges play an important role in starting students on the road to engineering careers, but students often face obstacles in transferring to four-year educational institutions to continue …
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€38.21
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume includes 14 papers from the National Academy of Engineering’s Tenth Annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium held in September 2004. The U.S. Frontiers meeting brings together 100 …
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€44.13
Committee to Assess the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Research and America’s Future
Leadership in innovation is essential to U.S. prosperity and security. In a global, knowledge-driven economy, technological innovation"the transformation of new knowledge into products, …
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€40.32
Committee on Engineering Education & Committee on the Engineer of 2020: Educating the Engineer of 2020
Phase I in the Engineer of 2020 project, Visions of Engineering in the New Century, described a set of attributes that are expected to be necessary for engineers that will perform well in a world …
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€36.86
Committee on User-Authorized Handguns & National Academy of Engineering: Technological Options for User-Authorized Handguns
Misuse of handguns is a significant factor in deaths, morbidity, and crime in the United States. One approach to reducing certain types of handgun misuse is to create a user-authorized handgun …
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€24.63
Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation & Institute of Medicine: Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities
In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nations research communities have changed and expanded. The need for particular instruments has become broader, crossing scientific and engineering …
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€59.15
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
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€29.19
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Competitive Status of the U.S. Steel Industry
This volume examines the influences of technology and international trade policies on the troubled U.S. steel industry. Does leadership in technology guarantee competitive advantage in industrial …
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€53.41
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
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€32.26
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
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€48.26
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming
Global warming continues to gain importance on the international agenda and calls for action are heightening. Yet, there is still controversy over what must be done and what is needed to …
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€114.23
Committee on Foundations of Manufacturing & National Academy of Engineering: Manufacturing Systems
Some 70 percent of U.S. manufacturing output currently faces direct foreign competition. While American firms understand the individual components of their manufacturing processes, they must begin to …
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€29.20
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of …
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€40.27
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Science and Technology in the National Interest
This report is the second edition of the 1992 COSEPUP report "Science and Technology Leadership in American Government: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments." As was the case with …
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€17.29
National Academy of Engineering: Keeping Pace with Science and Engineering
The technical basis of environmental regulation is always at the edge of scientific and engineering understanding. As knowledge improves, questions will inevitably arise about past decisions. …
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€46.53
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of …
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€47.18
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment & Committee for Review of the Project Management Practices Employed on the Boston Central Artery: Completing the "Big Dig"
Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project, a 7.8 mile system of bridges and underground highways and ramps, is the most expensive public works project ever undertaken in the United States. The original …
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€40.59
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Risk and Innovation
Smaller, technically-oriented companies often assume types of risk (and an amount of risk) that is not often tolerated by large companies. In the United States both consumers and companies depend on …
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€39.00
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Science and Technology in the Academic Enterprise
The U.S. academic research enterprise is entering a new era characterized by remarkable opportunities and increased strain. This two-part volume integrates the experiential knowledge of group members …
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€17.29
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers
Are we producing too many Ph Ds? Does the current graduate education system adequately prepare science and engineering students for today’s marketplace? How do foreign students enter the picture? …
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€68.72
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 9th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€77.20
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering as a Social Enterprise
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 …
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€45.85
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: National Issues in Science and Technology 1993
This volume consists of four "white papers, " prepared for the Clinton administration as it took office, on important national policy issues in which science and technology play a central …
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€29.92
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This series presents biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of …
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€52.72
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Education for the Manufacturing World of the Future
The clearly declining competitiveness of the United States in the world marketplace has prompted increased concern about the health of the United States’ manufacturing industries. This volume is the …
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€19.41
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: New Medical Devices
In the past 50 years the development of a wide range of medical devices has improved the quality of people’s lives and revolutionized the prevention and treatment of disease, but it also has …
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€28.46
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Information Technology and the Conduct of Research
Computers and telecommunications have revolutionized the processes of scientific research. How is this information technology being applied and what difficulties do scientists face in using …
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€14.91
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Corporate Restructuring and Industrial Research and Development
The debate about the effects of corporate restructuring on industrial investment in research and development has important implications for public policy, since research and development is vital to …
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€59.37
Committee on Engineering as an International Enterprise & National Academy of Engineering: National Interests in an Age of Global Technology
U.S. policymakers must come to terms with the implications of the "globalization of technology"–specifically, the dramatic increase in crossborder technical activities of private …
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€34.57
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Technology and Economics
Engineers need economists’ insights about the marketplace to understand how economic forces shape the environment for technological innovation. Just as important, economists must come to understand …
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€22.36
National Academy of Engineering: Technology and Environment
Technology and Environment is one of a series of publications designed to bring national attention to issues of the greatest importance in engineering and technology during the 25th year of the …
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€38.15
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming
Readily accessible to any interested reader, this volume offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming and presents the authoring panel’s recommendations for U.S. …
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€21.05
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Government Role in Civilian Technology
As U.S. industry faces worldwide challenges, policymakers are asking questions about the role of the federal government–not only in promoting basic research but also in ushering new innovations to …
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€27.00
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Future National Research Policies Within the Industrialized Nations
This book is a summary and proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable and the National Science Foundation. It includes presentations by senior …
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€22.47
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: Fateful Choices
This volume describes a vision for the future of U.S. academic research and the near-term actions and policies required to maintain the quality of academic research in the United States. It also …
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€22.46
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee on Linking Trade and Technology Policies: Linking Trade and Technology Policies
How is technology changing the nature of global competition? Can governments devise policies that help to create comparative advantages for national firms? An international group of experts in trade …
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€29.81
Committee on Technology Policy Options in a Global Economy & National Academy of Engineering: Mastering a New Role
This book examines the changing character of commercial technology development and diffusion in an integrated global economy and its implications for U.S. public policies in support of technological …
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€29.17
Committee on Time Horizons and Technology Investments & National Academy of Engineering: Time Horizons and Technology Investments
It is frequently argued that U.S. corporations have shorter time horizons for planning and investment than their Japanese and German competitors. This argument, though widely accepted in studies of …
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€42.43
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Science and Technology Leadership in American Government
The government of the United States today is deeply involved in activities that have significant scientific and technical (S & T) components that are vitally important for economic productivity and …
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€14.97
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Responsible Science
Responsible Science is a comprehensive review of factors that influence the integrity of the research process. Volume I examines reports on the incidence of misconduct in science and reviews …
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€70.53
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Responsible Science
Volume II of Responsible Science includes background papers and selected institutional reports, policies, and procedures that were used to develop Volume I. Topics discussed include traditions of …
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€87.07
Advisory Committee on Industrial Ecology and Environmentally Preferable Technology & National Academy of Engineering: Greening of Industrial Ecosystems
In the 1970s, the first wave of environmental regulation targeted specific sources of pollutants. In the 1990s, concern is focused not on the ends of pipes or the tops of smokestacks but on sweeping …
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€83.43
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation
As part of its mission to foster high-quality scientific and engineering research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) plans, grants, and administers major awards to universities and other research …
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€40.50
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee on Product Liability and Innovation: Product Liability and Innovation
Product liability is a contentious issue. Proponents argue that American tort law promotes product safety. Manufacturers contend that lawsuits chill new product development.Product Liability and …
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€44.17
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & Institute of Medicine: National Science and Technology Strategies in a Global Context
This report covers discussions at a symposium on the International Context for National Science and Technology Strategies. The meeting was held May 7, 1997 at the National Academy of Sciences in …
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€40.63
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare
This popularly written booklet contains nontechnical descriptions of 10 major engineering achievements selected by the National Academy of Engineering on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, …
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€10.53
National Academy of Engineering: Ecology of Industry
This volume provides insights into the environmental practices of five industry sectors: materials processing, manufacturing, electric utilities, and pulp and paper. The ecology of industry is …
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€36.52
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend
This guide offers helpful advice on how teachers, administrators, and career advisers in science and engineering can become better mentors to their students. It starts with the premise that a …
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€23.26
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Scientific Communication and National Security
The military, political, and economic preeminence of the United States during the post-World War II era is based to a substantial degree on its superior rate of achievement in science and technology, …
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€65.39
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 10th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€69.98
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Cutting Edge Technologies
Experts in computers, biotechnology, structural materials, and transportation provide a concise introduction to the promising technologies in these four exciting fields that affect all of society. …
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€21.65
National Academy of Engineering: Lasers
Since the initial laser beam in 1960, use of lasers has mushroomed, opening new frontiers in medicine, manufacturing, communications, defense, and information storage and retrieval. Lasers: Invention …
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€34.59
National Academy of Engineering: Managing Innovation
This book of case histories is devoted solely to service industries and the technologies that drive them, as told by those who have developed segments of these industries. The chapters cover …
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€26.10
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Within Ecological Constraints
Engineering within Ecological Constraints presents a rare dialogue between engineers and environmental scientists as they consider the many technical as well as social and legal challenges of …
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€55.23
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Academy of Engineering: People and Technology in the Workplace
Quick introduction of new technology is essential to America’s competitiveness. But the success of new systems depends on their acceptance by the people who will use them. This new volume presents …
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€34.48
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
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€42.45
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Future of Aerospace
Few technological advances have affected the lives and dreams of individuals and the operations of companies and governments as much as the continuing development of flight. From space exploration to …
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€26.92
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
Honoring the deceased members and foreign associates of the National Academy of Engineering, this volume is an enduring record of the many contributions of engineering to humankind. This second …
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€29.20
Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering: Building a Better Delivery System
In a joint effort between the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine, this books attempts to bridge the knowledge/awareness divide separating health care professionals from …
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€44.88
Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology & Institute of Medicine: Rising Above the Gathering Storm
In a world where advanced knowledge is widespread and low-cost labor is readily available, U.S. advantages in the marketplace and in science and technology have begun to erode. A comprehensive and …
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€68.81
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering & Institute of Medicine: Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in Academic Science and Engineering
During the last 40 years, the number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increased dramatically. Nevertheless, women do not hold academic faculty positions in numbers that …
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€45.09
Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering & Institute of Medicine: Beyond Bias and Barriers
The United States economy relies on the productivity, entrepreneurship, and creativity of its people. To maintain its scientific and engineering leadership amid increasing economic and educational …
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€58.43
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume includes 16 papers from the National Academy of Engineering’s 2005 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2005. USFOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding …
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€51.69
National Academy of Engineering & Steering Committee for Engineering Studies at the Tribal Colleges: Engineering Studies at Tribal Colleges and Universities
This study was designed to provide expert, objective, independent advice to 11 tribal colleges that are working together to offer engineering programs. The chief data-gathering activity was a one and …
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€24.68
Committee on Assessing Technological Literacy & National Academy of Engineering: Tech Tally
In a broad sense, technology is any modification of the natural world made to fulfill human needs or desires. Although people tend to focus on the most recent technological inventions, technology …
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€55.62
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 11th Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€79.35
National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume includes 15 papers from the National Academy of Engineering’s 2006 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2006. USFOE meetings bring together 100 outstanding …
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€51.43
Committee on Improving Cybersecurity Research in the United States & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace
Given the growing importance of cyberspace to nearly all aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure today. The United States …
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€66.14
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the 22nd Volume in the series Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and foreign …
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€179.15
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering for Pandemics: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
The 2020 Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering took place under the most unusual circumstances in the Academy’s 56-year history. In January 2020 the first few cases of a respiratory …
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€12.41
Board on Science Education & Committee on Educator Capacity Building in K-12 Engineering Education: Building Capacity for Teaching Engineering in K-12 Education
Engineering education is emerging as an important component of US K-12 education. Across the country, students in classrooms and after- and out-of-school programs are participating in hands-on, …
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€67.30
National Academy of Engineering: Frontiers of Engineering
This volume of Frontiers of Engineering presents papers on the topics covered at the National Academy of Engineerings 2019 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, hosted by Boeing in North Charleston, …
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€61.48
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the twenty-third volume in the series of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members …
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€106.33
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Board on Physics and Astronomy: Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid
Fusion energy offers the prospect of addressing the nation’s energy needs and contributing to the transition to a low-carbon emission electrical generation infrastructure. Technology and research …
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€45.89
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences & National Academy of Engineering: Materials Science and Engineering in a Post-Pandemic World: A DoD Perspective
Advances in materials science and engineering play a crucial role in supporting the U.S. economy and national security. To maintain its leading edge in the field, the United States relies on a rich …
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€41.26
National Academy of Engineering: Engineering Responses to Climate Change
At the forum held during the 2021 annual meeting of the National Academy of Engineering, distinguished engineers gathered virtually to explore the roles that engineers can play in both mitigating and …
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€12.41
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education
In November 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a multi-day virtual symposium on imaging the future of undergraduate STEM education. Speakers and participants …
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€26.13
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Health and Medicine Division: Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Approaches
Overwhelming evidence exists that exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with a range of short-term and chronic health impacts, including asthma exacerbation, acute and …
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€28.72
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Committee on Chemical Engineering in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities: New Directions for Chemical Engineering
Over the past century, the work of chemical engineers has helped transform societies and the lives of individuals, from the synthetic fertilizers that helped feed the world to the development of …
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€51.18
Committee on Strengthening the Talent for National Defense: Infusing Advanced Manufacturing in Engineering Education & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Infusing Advanced Manufacturing into Undergraduate Engineering Education
Cutting-edge technologies are reshaping manufacturing in the United States and around the world, with applications from medicine to defense. If the United States wants to further build upon these new …
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€23.99
National Academy of Engineering & Program Office: Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society
On August 18-19, 2022, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) held a symposium to explore how support of fundamental engineering and engineering education research by the National Science …
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€23.72
National Academy of Engineering: Memorial Tributes
This is the twenty-fifth volume in the Memorial Tributes series compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and …
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€108.65
National Academy of Engineering & Program Office: Promising Practices and Innovative Programs in the Responsible Conduct of Research
The responsible conduct of research (RCR) is foundational to good science and engineering. However, there are several serious detrimental effects of research not conducted ethically and responsibly. …
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€18.73
National Academy of Engineering & Program Office: Connecting Efforts to Support Minorities in Engineering Education
Despite calls to increase diversity throughout the engineering education enterprise and years of efforts by and collaborations between universities, K-12 schools, and professional societies and other …
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€16.20
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Committee on Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States: Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the United States
The world confronts an existential challenge in responding to climate change, resulting in an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy. What will it take for new …
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€41.32
National Academy of Engineering & Program Office: Sharing Exemplary Admissions Practices That Promote Diversity in Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering convened a three-day workshop from May 24-26, 2021, which sought to define directions for future research on best practices, metrics, and policies that promote …
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€23.56
Committee on Health Risks of Indoor Exposures to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Solutions & National Academy of Engineering: Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Solutions
Schools, workplaces, businesses, and even homes are places where someone could be subjected to particulate matter (PM) ? a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. PM is a …
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€26.19
