The disciplines of engineering and history: some common ground

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dc.contributor.authorDias, P
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-22T09:35:22Z
dc.date.available2023-02-22T09:35:22Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe nature of engineering and history as disciplines are explored and found to have some striking similarities, for example in the importance they place on context and practitioner involvement. They are found to be different from science, which focuses more on universal generalizations rather than on the particulars of given situations. The history of technology is paid special attention, because the discipline has developed in a way that incorporates both scientific (generalizing) and historical (context specific) characteristics. Proposals are made for giving historical studies greater space in engineering education.en_US
dc.identifier.citationP, D. (2014). The disciplines of engineering and history: Some common ground. Science and Engineering Ethics, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-013-9447-2en_US
dc.identifier.databaseSpringer linken_US
dc.identifier.doidoi: 10.1007/s11948-013-9447-2.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1353-3452.en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.journalScience and Engineering Ethicsen_US
dc.identifier.pgnos539-549en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/20596
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.year2014en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Science+Business Media.en_US
dc.subjectContexten_US
dc.subjectGeneralizationen_US
dc.subjectHistory of technologyen_US
dc.subjectParticularsen_US
dc.subjectPractitioneren_US
dc.subjectScienceen_US
dc.titleThe disciplines of engineering and history: some common grounden_US
dc.typeArticle-Full-texten_US

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