ENGINEERING ETHICS

“Technology can have no legitimacy unless it inflicts no harm”-Adm.H.G. Rickover, father of the US nuclear navy.

–    What does Adm. Rickover mean by this?

–     Should engineers avoid technology that has the potential for inflicting harm on a society or its members?

    Engineers  have an ethical and social responsibility to themselves,  their clients and society.

    Practically (although  there  is much debate about this),  engineering  ethics is about balancing cost, schedule, and risk.

ENGINEERING ETHICS is:

   The   study   of   moral   issues   and   decisions   confronting   individuals   and organizations involved in engineering and

    the  study  of  related  questions  about  moral  ideals,  character,  policies  and relationships of people and organizations involved in technological activity.

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