Lessons Amid the Rubble: An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics

by Sarah K.A. Pfatteicher

Book Overview

The aftermath of September 11, 2001, brought the subject of engineering-failure forensics to public attention as had no previous catastrophe. In keeping with the engineering profession's long tradition of building a positive future out of disasters, Lessons amid the Rubble uses the collapse of the World Trade Center towers to explore the nature and future of engineering education in the United States.

Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher draws...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801897203
• ISBN13: 9780801897207
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"