Engineered World, An by Edward Beatty - ISBN: 9780262553353
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Engineers shaped the world: their rise and global impact revealed.
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Engineered World, An

The Role of Engineers in Global Modernity

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    334 pages

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    16 December 2025

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Summary

An Engineered World examines the dramatic and global expansion of modern, professional engineering between roughly 1870 and 1950. Over these decades, the number of people who called themselves “engineers” (or who were recognized as such by others) expanded from a small and eclectic number of individuals to one of the most numerous, mobile, and influential professional groups of the twentieth century.

Tens of thousands of university-trained engineers and other professionalized technica…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262553353
ISBN-10:026255335X
Author:Edward Beatty, Israel G. Solares
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:334
Release Date:16 December 2025
Weight:369g
Dimensions:152mm x 229mm
Series:Engineering Studies
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Engineered World, An by Edward Beatty - ISBN: 9780262553353
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About The Author

Edward Beatty

Edward Beatty is Professor of History and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He is author of Institutions and Investment and Technology and the Search for Progress in Modern Mexico, which won the Friedrich Katz Prize from the American Historical Association.

Israel G. Solares is Associate Researcher in the Department of Mathematical Modeling of Social Systems, Institute for the Research of Applied Mathematics and Systems. He is the author of Underground Leviathan, Corporate Sovereignty, and Mining in the Americas.

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