Engineering peace and justice: The responsibility of engineers to society

Engineering Peace and Justice: The Responsibility of Engineers to Society

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-167

  Vesilind, P Aarne ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-674-8     Document Type: Book

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