Title :
Electrical engineering in the Postwar world: III — Engineering: Handmaiden of economics
Author_Institution :
Edison Electric Institute, New York, N. Y.
fDate :
7/1/1944 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
GOOD ENGINEERING should produce economically sound results, for engineering is but that group of special skills, knowledge, and experience whereby the forces of nature are made useful to mankind. If engineering projects are not economically sound they become a depressing rather than a stimulating influence on the general welfare.
Keywords :
Economics; Electrical engineering; Electricity; History; Humans; Raw materials; Resistance heating;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1944.6440384
