Writing in a Milieu of Utility : The Move to Technical Communication in American Engineering Programs, 1850-1950 (Series in Communication, Culture, an

This book traces the evolution of technical writing in America as it grew out of engineering English requirements from the turn of the century to 1950, examining specific patterns, texts, and writers while tracing engineering education patterns as they emerge from the proceedings of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education (SPEE).