Virginia Edgerton - (Barus Awardee 1979)

Educational Resource
Author:Anonymous
Abstract:

Virginia Edgerton received the second Award for Outstanding Service in the Public Interest (now deemed the Carl Barus Award) given by the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology in 1979. This account of her story is excerpted from the book Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer, by Stephen Unger.

Keywords:
Public Health and Safety, Employer/Employee Relationships
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2010
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/award-winners/virginia-edgerton-barus-awardee-1979
    • Notes:

    Case Study / Scenario

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/xxbn-zq08