Engineers and Industrial Growth: Higher Technical Education and the Engineering Profession During the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: France, Germany, Sweden and England

This book, first published in 1982, explores the structure and development of the engineering profession in France, Germany, Sweden, and England, comparing the number of engineers, education, social background, social standing, state involvement, and engineering organizations. It reveals that in three countries, engineers achieved professional status quickly, but in England, they had a lower social status and were fewer in number due to industrial output and development.

Format: Hardback
Length: 116 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book, originally published in 1982, employs an economic-historical and comparative approach to examine the structure and development of the engineering profession in France, Germany, Sweden, and England. It delves into various central issues, including the number of engineers in a particular society, their educational backgrounds and career paths after graduation, the social backgrounds of engineers, their social standing, the role of the state in technical education, and the evolution and significance of engineering organizations in different aspects. The study reveals that in three of the four countries, engineers achieved professional status rapidly and became integral members of their respective nations' establishments. However, in England, not only did properly qualified engineers enjoy a significantly lower social status, but their numbers were also significantly lower compared to other parts of Europe. The author discusses this inadequacy in terms of industrial output and development.

This book, originally published in 1982, employs an economic-historical and comparative approach to examine the structure and development of the engineering profession in France, Germany, Sweden, and England. It delves into various central issues, including the number of engineers in a particular society, their educational backgrounds and career paths after graduation, the social backgrounds of engineers, their social standing, the role of the state in technical education, and the evolution and significance of engineering organizations in different aspects. The study reveals that in three of the four countries, engineers achieved professional status rapidly and became integral members of their respective nations' establishments. However, in England, not only did properly qualified engineers enjoy a significantly lower social status, but their numbers were also significantly lower compared to other parts of Europe. The author discusses this inadequacy in terms of industrial output and development.

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032014937