Writing in a Milieu of Utility
Subtitle: The Move to Technical Communication in American Engineering Programs, 1850-1950, Second Edition (ATTW Contemporary Studies in Technical Communication)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Ablex Publishing
Published: March 17, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781567504903
Subjects: Communication Studies; Communications engineering / telecommunications; Computer Communications & Networking; History of engineering & technology; Rhetoric; c 1800 to c 1900; Language; Engineering; Language Arts & Disciplines; Technology & Industrial Arts; USA; Communication; Engineering - General; General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication; 19th century; 20th century; History; Study and teaching (Higher); Technical writing; United States
First sentence: Past research into the history of technical writing indicates, primarily, a preoccupation with Medieval and Renaissance styles and forms of writing, in addition to a steadily growing interest in some aspects of American contributions, including American scientific writers, authors of early technical writing textbooks, and specific 19th- and 20th-century industry-related cases.