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1 | (46) |
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The Technological Formation of Human Society |
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2 | (15) |
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The Scientific Revolution and the Rise of Capitalism |
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17 | (5) |
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The Industrial Revolution |
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22 | (7) |
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The Challenge from the United States |
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29 | (2) |
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The Spread of Industrialization |
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31 | (7) |
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Engineering Education and the Rise of the Profession |
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38 | (6) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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Engineering in the Modern Era |
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47 | (56) |
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The Automobile Industry and Changes in Production |
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48 | (10) |
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Engineering and Infrastructure |
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58 | (8) |
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From Early Flight to the Space Program |
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66 | (4) |
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The Electronics Industry and the Development of the Computer |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (6) |
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Systems Theory and Systems Engineering |
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79 | (8) |
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Taking the Engineering Profession into the New Millennium |
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87 | (4) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (11) |
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103 | (62) |
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The Sociological Imagination |
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106 | (1) |
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U.S. Households and Families |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (9) |
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118 | (2) |
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Racial and Ethnic Differentiation |
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120 | (3) |
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Diversity in the Engineering Profession |
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123 | (8) |
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Consumerism and Advertising |
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131 | (2) |
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The Social Importance of Work |
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133 | (9) |
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142 | (5) |
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147 | (9) |
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Other Issues for the Future |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (7) |
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Politics, Power, and the State |
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165 | (46) |
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Political Power and the Modern Nation State |
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166 | (4) |
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Engineers and the Political Process |
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170 | (6) |
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State-Generated Employment of Engineers |
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176 | (11) |
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187 | (7) |
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194 | (5) |
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Implications for Engineers |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (4) |
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205 | (1) |
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205 | (6) |
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A Perspective on Economics |
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211 | (64) |
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The Origins of Economics: Building a National Economy on State and Market |
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213 | (4) |
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An Analytical Distinction: Macroeconomics and Microeconomics |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (4) |
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222 | (9) |
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Varieties of Opinion in Economics |
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231 | (7) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (5) |
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Key Macroeconomic Concern: Inflation and Its Causes |
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244 | (3) |
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Economic Theory and Public Policy |
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247 | (6) |
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The U.S. Economy and the Global Economy |
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253 | (7) |
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Recent Developments and Directions for Change |
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260 | (3) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (11) |
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275 | (58) |
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277 | (7) |
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284 | (4) |
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288 | (8) |
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296 | (6) |
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The Effects of Trends and Cycles |
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302 | (5) |
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Essential Interactions and Driving Forces |
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307 | (2) |
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The Social Context for Innovation |
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309 | (9) |
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Consumer Rights and Protection: Product Liability |
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318 | (7) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (6) |
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Management in Engineering |
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333 | (64) |
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334 | (6) |
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Broad Knowledge and Management Skills For Professional Engineers |
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340 | (8) |
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Diversity in Engineering Management |
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348 | (8) |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (4) |
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362 | (2) |
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Some Legal Issues for Engineers |
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364 | (7) |
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371 | (7) |
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Modern Production Systems |
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378 | (9) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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389 | (8) |
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Development and Technology Transfer |
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397 | (56) |
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An Economic Definition of Development |
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398 | (4) |
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Social Implications of Underdevelopment |
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402 | (12) |
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Foreign Aid and the Debt Crisis |
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414 | (1) |
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A Broader Definition of Development |
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415 | (6) |
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The Range of Technologies |
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421 | (5) |
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426 | (7) |
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Adverse Outcomes from Technology Transfer |
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433 | (3) |
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Global Engineering Practice |
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436 | (3) |
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Global, National, and Local Issues |
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439 | (7) |
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446 | (1) |
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446 | (1) |
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447 | (1) |
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447 | (6) |
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A Perspective on Economics |
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453 | (58) |
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454 | (3) |
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457 | (7) |
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U.S. Energy Use---Energy Information Administration |
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464 | (9) |
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Sources of Renewable Energy |
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473 | (8) |
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481 | (11) |
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492 | (6) |
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498 | (1) |
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499 | (1) |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (11) |
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Towards a Philosophy of Engineering |
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511 | (40) |
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512 | (1) |
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Some Braches of Philosophy |
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513 | (1) |
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The Origins of Western Philosophy |
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513 | (6) |
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Philosophy in the Twentieth Century |
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519 | (6) |
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The Philosophy of Science |
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525 | (3) |
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Engineering and Related Areas of Knowledge |
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528 | (10) |
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From ``Philosophy of Science'' to ``Philosophy of Engineering'' |
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538 | (3) |
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From ``Philosophy of Techology'' to ``Philosophy of Engineering'' |
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541 | (3) |
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Philosophy, Engineering, and Values |
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544 | (2) |
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546 | (1) |
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546 | (1) |
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547 | (4) |
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Ehtics and Professionalism |
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551 | (52) |
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Ethics and Social Responsibility |
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552 | (4) |
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556 | (2) |
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Human-Centered Technology |
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558 | (1) |
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Individuals and Ethical Choices |
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559 | (2) |
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561 | (1) |
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A Hippocratic Oath for Engineers? |
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562 | (6) |
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Ethics and the Role of the Expert |
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568 | (3) |
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571 | (3) |
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The Characteristics of Modern Professions |
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574 | (5) |
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The Engineering Profession in the United States |
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579 | (1) |
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Professional Engineering Associations |
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580 | (7) |
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Engineering Education and ABET |
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587 | (5) |
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592 | (3) |
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595 | (2) |
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597 | (1) |
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597 | (6) |
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