[Review of the book Foundations for human engineering

Abstract

Reviews the book, Foundations for human engineering by Charles R. Gow (see record 1931-00651-000 ). This is a popular and somewhat inspirational course of lectures given to engineering students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Perhaps the best thing about it is that it shows an appreciation of the need for consideration of the human factor in engineering. It is largely a series of inspirational lectures on the general level of the layman with no particular scientific background except good common sense. The work might fulfill a useful function if given to engineering students for casual reading. For the real stuff about human engineering they could be referred to weightier and more valuable sources. There is little in the book that would interest the trained psychologist or even the advanced student in psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)