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Changing the Conversation:
Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering
Status: Available Now
Size: 164 pages, 6 x 9
Publication Year:2008
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ISBN-10: 0-309-11934-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-309-11934-4
This new book from the National Academies Press provides actionable strategies and market-tested messages for presenting a richer, more positive image of engineering.  This so [...]

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Engineers
11 percent projected growth
$44,790-$145,600 annually, depending [...]

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