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THE object of this book is to give a broad “and yet detailed conception of the profession of engineering “. We are told in the preface that “It may be used as a text for freshman orientation “. It contains nine short articles on engineering by very eminent Americans, including the President of the United States. But if it is intended to recruit the engineering profession by its means, we are afraid it will not be successful, at least in Great Britain. It lacks in many places the human touch required to rouse the enthusiasm of youthful students.
The Profession of Engineering: Essays.
Edited By Dugald C. Jackson Jr. Prof. W. Paul Jones. Pp. ix + 124. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1929.) 7s. 6d. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 124, 684 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124684b0
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