Research Article
Oct 1971
The Civil Engineer: Quiet Man or Spokesman?
Publication: Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 97, Issue 1
Abstract
In all too many cases, the public conception of civil engineers as a superspecialist who functions in relative isolation, apparently unaware of the crises swirling about him is true. Although the nature of a civil engineer's work tends to isolate him, he must learn to speak out and make his voice heard. He must become involved in his community, state and nation, and make his skills and talents an effective force in public affairs. The civil engineer must stop being the quiet man and become a spokesman.
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Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 97 • Issue 1 • October 1971
Pages: 51 - 54
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© 1971 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1971
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Hadley Johnson Jr., AM.ASCE
Res. Engr., Engineering Science Inc., San Diego, Calif.
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