Scientists and Engineers

Cultural Representations of Gender and Science Portrayals of Female Scientists and Engineers in Popular Films

Images of female scientists and engineers in popular$lms convey cultural and social assumptions about the role of women in science, engineering, and technology (SET). This study analyzed cultural representations of gender conveyed through images offemale scientists andengineers in popularjilms from 1991 to 2001. While many of these depictions of female scientists and engineers emphasized their ...

Renaissance scientists and engineers : Mass , energy and informations

To cope with the complex economical, societal, science and engineering challenges in the new era, it is proposed to promote the spirit of renaissance scientists and engineers, as well as the spirit of open mind, and the inspiration of innovative ideas. The definition and characters of renaissance scientists and engineers are given. Renaissance scientists and engineers are those not only underst...

SET for success The supply of people with science , technology , engineering and mathematics skills

The supply of people with science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills Executive Summary 1 Purpose of the Review 1 Scope of the Review 1 Overview of the Review's findings 2 School and further education 3 Undergraduate education 7 Postgraduate education 10 Employment in higher education 12 Scientists and engineers in R&D 14 Conclusion 18 Chapter 1 Scientists and engineers in the UK 19...

Essentials of Applied Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers

Scientists and software engineers: a tale of two cultures

The two cultures of the title are those observed in my field studies: the culture of scientists (financial mathematicians, earth and planetary scientists, and molecular biologists) developing their own software, and the culture of software engineers developing scientific software. In this paper, I shall describe some problems arising when scientists and software engineers come together to devel...

Science , engineering , and technology in the policy process for natural systems

Natural systems and society share a symbiotic relationship with each affecting the health and welfare of the other. More importantly, society’s impacts on natural systems can lead to negative side effects on society such as increased respiratory illness from air pollution, contaminated drinking water from industrial runoff, and increased skin cancer risk from stratospheric ozone depletion. Miti...