The Engineer's Place in the Second Century of Technology: Annual Address at the Summer Convention Portland, Ore., June 25, 1958
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 123, Issue 1
Abstract
It was only one and a half centuries ago that Malthus reached the conclusion that “the power of population is indefinitely greater than the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man.” But Malthus failed to foresee the great advances in technology and their effectiveness in increasing both industrial and agricultural output per unit of human effort.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 123 • Issue 1 • January 1958
Pages: 1275 - 1281
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© 1958 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1958
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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