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by: Committee on the Engineer of 2020, Phase II, Committee on Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 620.00711 EAN: 9780309096492 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0309096499 Label: National Academies Press Manufacturer: National Academies Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: October 07, 2005 Publisher: National Academies Press Studio: National Academies Press Related Items:
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