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A Program of Human Engineering
Author(s) -
Mead Leonard C.
Publication year - 1948
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1948.tb01310.x
Subject(s) - phrase , field (mathematics) , engineering ethics , service (business) , human science , science and engineering , epistemology , psychology , management science , engineering , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy , mathematics , business , pure mathematics , marketing
S ummary A résumé of the manner in which the field of “human engineering” arose is presented together with a specification of what is encompassed by the term. This is followed by an outline of major topics of the field and representative experiments for each topic. These researches indicate that human engineering is not a science or field of endeavor unto itself. Rather it is a technical service which our society now demands. Recent interest in the phrase merely indicates that individuals from many professions, particularly the engineering and biological sciences, have discovered that they can and should be of mutual assistance in solving the problems of fitting man to the complexities of his contemporary work situation.