The Making of an Engineer by Lawrence P Grayson
The cover illustration is the Palace of Fine Arts at the Worlds Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893. As part of the International Congress on Engineering, 70 men convened in Room 33 of the building for a week-long series of meetings on engineering education. On Friday, August 4, 1893, they voted to establish the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education.
LAWRENCE P. GRAYSON is past president of the American Society for Engineering Education, with 30 years of volunteer service to the Society. A Registered Professional Engineer, he received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Dr. Grayson has served the community in many different positions, including founding president of Engineers for Education, chairman of the Board of Governors of the American Association of Engineering Societies, vice chairman of the Educational Activities Board of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and United States Representative to the Education and Training Committee of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. He has received numerous awards for his work in lasers, engineering education, and educational satellites, including the Hoover Medal, the George Washington Medal, and the IEEE-USA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Professionalism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780471597995 |
| ISBN 10 | 0471597996 |
| Title | The Making of an Engineer |
| Author | Lawrence P Grayson |
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| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1993-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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