Surveying more than two millennia, this book presents the story of the people who designed and built aqueducts, cathedrals, clocks, machine tools, railroads, bridges, and airplanes. It examines their social origins, education, working methods, relationships with employers and governments, influences on management theory and practices, and many other topics. Throughout, the narrative focuses on particular engineers whose working lives illuminate the themes presented.
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Surveying more than two millennia, this book presents the story of the people who designed and built aqueducts, cathedrals, clocks, machine tools, railroads, bridges, and airplanes. It examines their social origins, education, working methods, relationships with employers and governments, influences on management theory and practices, and many other topics. Throughout, the narrative focuses on particular engineers whose working lives illuminate the themes presented.
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1999, Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
