Overview
I need an explanation for this Engineering question to help me study.
This essay is to be based on a book selected by the student from the book list:
Circles in the Sky: The Life and Times of George Ferris (Weingardt) 2009, 162pp
America Transformed: Engineering and Technology in the Nineteenth Century (Herrin) 2002, 185pp
Designed for Dry Feet: Flood Protection and Land Reclamation in the Netherlands (Hoeksema) 2006, 148pp
The Salton Sea: An Account of Harriman's fight with the Colorado River (Kennan) 1917, 148pp
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (Reisner) 1984, 674pp Silent Spring: The birth of pesticide awareness (Carson) 1962, 400pp
Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit (Gore) 1991, 407pp
An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming (Gore) 2004, 192pp
Women in Engineering: Pioneers and Trailblazers (Layne) 2009, 247pp
This essay is not a “book report” nor is it a summary of what the author says. It MUST be a PERSONAL analysis, critique, or commentary on what you learned and/or agreed/disagreed with. You may include sections describing what surprised you, what inspired you, what you disliked, etc.