A brief summary of engineering education in the Soviet Union. Descriptions of selected institutes are provided. (DF)

Although Congress did not implement an 1849 plan similar to President Nixon's recent proposal for rewards to stimulate innovations in areas of public concern, all of the inventions thought necessary at that time have now been made. (AL)

Design can be either transferred as knowledge, conveyed as understanding, or only evoked as mood. Engineering students must recapture the enjoyment of making things'' guided by specific human needs and decisions refined by education and experience. (DF)

Using the modern achievements of science, Kiev improved educational methods in the field of construction. (CK)

Analyzes data from a survey of engineers in the San Francisco Bay area in 1963-65 from a sociological viewpoint. Concludes that lay-offs are not simply economic problems . . . but involve a whole spectrum of consequences." (Author/AL)

The author points out several major assumptions about the nature of the student, the need and environment which he feels are shaky. The focus is on continuing education of technical graduates in industry. (Author/MS)

How a system of seismic isolation works to relieve superstructures of their earthquake resisting function at cost savings. (KJ)

Genetic technologies may soon help fill some of the most important needs of humanity from food to energy to health care. The research of major designer genes companies and reasons why the initial mad rush for biotechnology has slowed are reviewed. (SR)

By testing students for depth perception, instructors can identify those students whose monocular vision prevents them from properly drawing three-dimensional objects. (SK)

Presents highlights of the First World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education, including perspectives from European and Asian educators. (SK)

Three different categories of computer engineering education are discussed briefly: computer usage (including simulation and computation), computer design and integrated applications, and computer-based education. (DT)

The teaching function of the engineering library is discussed. (DT)