The U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) earlier this month announced
the launch of a “worldwide brainstorming session” on great engineering ideas
for the 21st century.
A 19-member multidisciplinary international committee, headed by former U.S.
Defense Secretary William Perry, is charged with coming up with a list of
about 20 engineering challenges, which will be announced in September.
The public is invited to chime in at www.engineeringchallenges.org, where
engineer and former President Jimmy Carter has a lead-off essay on his
favorite challenge, “the growing chasm between the rich and poor.”
NAE spokesperson Randy Atkins says this exercise is a natural follow-up to
NAE’s list of “greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century.”
Source: January 19, 2007 issue of Science Magazine
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