Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Engineering Foundation; A Progress Report to United Engineering Society, Vol. 2: American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Electrical Engineers
The progress early achieved by these societies has served naturally to stimulate efforts in the further development of their common in terests. In 1904, initial steps were taken which have Since resulted in the establishment Of the United Engineering Society, the purpose of which was to bring into a single organization representatives of the four societies already named, now commonly referred to as the Founder Societies, and out of the activities of the United Engi neering Society an organization for the encouragement of engineering research has appeared. This became possible through the presenta tion to the United Engineering Society of a sum Of money as a trust fund, the interest of which was to be used in the promotion of engi neering research. This resulted in the Engineering Foundation. 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.
