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National Academy of Engineering & National Academy of Engineering
Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare
10 Outstanding Achievements 1964-1989

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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, December 5, 1989. The achievements are the moon landing, application satellites, the microprocessor, computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer-assisted tomography, advanced composite materials, the jumbo jet, lasers, fiber-optic communication, and genetically engineered products.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 48 ● ISBN 9780309592451 ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1989 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7147704 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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