- 188 pages
- English
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About this book
Since opening its doors in 1874, Purdue University's College of Engineering and its graduates have been at the forefront of technological breakthroughs and are now poised to lead the next generation of engineers in the United States and around the globe. Featuring more than twenty-five essays from former Boilermakers, Engineering 50 Years From Today both celebrates the program's 150th anniversary and looks ahead, exploring what the field of engineering might look like half a century from now. Leading luminaries from Purdue's engineering community, including prominent university professors as well as innovators working in the private sector, reveal how technologies related to everything from biotech and nanotechnology to space exploration and AI could be harnessed to create a more sustainable and equitable future for all. The book also features brief essays from elementary school students who foresee a world in which engineering solves issues such as climate change, enables deep-space travel, and even cures certain human diseases. These young voices, along with those of successful Purdue alumni, offer a fascinating glimpse into the potential technological, social, cultural, and political challenges of the twenty-first century and what tools engineers might use to address them.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- The Founders Series
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Superengineers: A Studentās Thought Process
- 2 The Image Processing Magicians at Purdue and the Future of Visual Engineering
- 3 150 Years of Purdue EngineeringāAnd the Next 50 Years? How Fortunate That I Have Lived the Last 70 Years!
- 4 Our Engineered Future
- 5 An Engineerās Journey into the Future
- 6 The Next 50 Years
- 7 Engineering the 2075 Future of Air Transportation: Faster and Cleaner
- 8 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 9 Industrial Engineers Are Poised to Transform Americaās Economy
- 10 The Future Engineer: Navigating the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Design and Innovation
- 11 From Heraclitus to Hypersonics
- 12 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 13 Manufacturing the Future: A 50-Year Outlook on Aero/Astro Engineering from a Purdue Grad
- 14 Engineering in 50 Years: The Evolution of Innovation and Education
- 15 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 16 Educating the Engineer of 2075
- 17 T2, the Formula for Engineering the Future: A Boilermakerās Journey from Shop Floor to Global Stage
- 18 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 19 Preserving Public Trust in Technology
- 20 The Future Is Physical: Engineering Intelligence into the World
- 21 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 22 Engineering 50 Years from Today: A Journey of Curiosity, Teamwork, Risk-Taking, and Lifelong Learning
- 23 The Space Rush: A Rush for Resilient and Sustainable Habitation and Industrialization on Earth and in Space
- 24 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 25 An Incomplete Story of Engineering Past, Present, and Future
- 26 The Second Law of Geopolitics
- 27 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 28 The Constants of Purdue Engineering
- 29 Purdue Treasures: Reminders of a Legacy of Excellence
- 30 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 31 Shaping the Future of Engineering
- 32 Civil Engineering in 50 Years: Driven by Technology toward a Sustainable Future
- 33 Engineering 50 Years from Today
- 34 How the Supply ChaināTrained Industrial Engineer Will Power the Future
- 35 Do We Need Software Engineers in 2075?
- 36 Engineering in the Next Half Century: Enabling, Human-Centric, and Trustworthy
- About the Editor
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