Addresses To Engineering Students Classic Reprint

Author : J. A. L. Waddell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330130322
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Addresses to Engineering Students written by J. A. L. Waddell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Addresses to Engineering Students For some time the compilers of this work have been considering the advisability of editing and publishing the papers of which it is composed, although from the very start they were firmly convinced of both its necessity and the great amount of good that it is capable of accomplishing for the engineering profession. Finally, in February, 1911, in order to settle the question, they sent a circular letter to some six hundred and fifty instructors in American and Canadian engineering schools requesting their opinions, which later proved to be almost unanimously favorable. This letter asked not only each professor's idea concerning the advisability of the publication; but also whether he would use the work as a text book and, if so, how many copies per annum would probably be required for his classes. While the number thus ascertained to be needed was not as great as might have been desired, it was large enough to warrant the Editors in undertaking the work. Just here it is pertinent to mention that the compilation has not by any means been undertaken as a money-making venture - far from it! - because the Editors have not only done gratis all the work involved in its preparation, but also have themselves paid the cost of typesetting and providing the plates, in order that the book may be sold to engineering students at the actual cost of paper, press-work, binding, and distribution, the latter being reduced to an absolute minimum by cutting out all possible profit thereon. This has permitted of the book being sold to students of engineering, when ordered in large quantities, at seventy-five cents per copy and to the general public in single copies at one dollar. The Editors were guided in this action by the following reasons: First. They want the book not only to be widely read but also to remain permanently for reference in the libraries of those who read it. Second. As the compelling of students to purchase an additional text book is looked upon by some persons to be in the nature of an imposition, it appeared advisable to minimize to the utmost the gravity of such imposition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.