In the Preface to the previous edition, we posed questions regarding trends in engineering education and practice, and whether the discipline of heat transfer would remain relevant. After weighing various arguments, we concluded that the future of engineering was bright and that heat transfer would remain a vital and enabling discipline across a range of emerging technologies including but …
Since the last edition, fundamental changes have occurred, both nationally and globally, in how engineering is practiced, with questions raised about the future of the profession. How will the practice of engineering evolve over the next decade? Will tomorrow’s engineer be more valued if he is a specialist, or more handsomely rewarded if she has knowledge of greater breadth but less depth…