Photograph of Robert Arzbaecher and Bob Jaeger of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science... Show morePhotograph of Robert Arzbaecher and Bob Jaeger of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Robert Arzbaecher of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and... Show morePhotograph of Robert Arzbaecher of the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering) holding a smart pacemaker, potentially an external pacemaker used in conjunction with the swallowable pill electrode Arzbaecher developed for use in the detection and analysis of cardiac arrythmia. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of an implantable drug pump for treating cardiac arrhythmia developed by Robert Arzbaecher at the Pritzker Institute of Medical... Show morePhotograph of an implantable drug pump for treating cardiac arrhythmia developed by Robert Arzbaecher at the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of a swallowable pill electrode used in the detection and analysis of cardiac arrythmia, including an Aspirin tablet for size... Show morePhotograph of a swallowable pill electrode used in the detection and analysis of cardiac arrythmia, including an Aspirin tablet for size comparison. The pill electrode was developed by Robert Arzbaecher at the Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering (now Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering). Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of cut and folded paper used as a means to experiment with light and shadow. Title, date, and signature inscribed on verso.... Show morePhotograph of cut and folded paper used as a means to experiment with light and shadow. Title, date, and signature inscribed on verso. Numbered img1136, 026.087.3.06, #42.1.2, and 2886? on verso of photograph. Show less
Photograph of Provost Sidney Guralnick presenting the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque to Benny Goodman. Goodman attended Lewis Institute in... Show morePhotograph of Provost Sidney Guralnick presenting the IIT Hall of Fame medal and plaque to Benny Goodman. Goodman attended Lewis Institute in 1923 as a high school sophomore while also playing the clarinet in a dance hall band. The legendary orchestra conductor and jazz musician received an honorary LL.D. degree from IIT in 1968. Photographer unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four... Show morePhotograph of student protests outside of Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Portrait of Dean Henry T. Heald taken the year he was named as Acting President of Armour Institute of Technology after the resignation of Dr.... Show morePortrait of Dean Henry T. Heald taken the year he was named as Acting President of Armour Institute of Technology after the resignation of Dr. Willard E. Hotchkiss. Heald would be named President of Armour Tech shortly after, and remained President of Armour Tech and, later, Illinois Institute of Technology, until 1952. Photograpger unknown. Show less
Photograph of student protesters gathered outside of President John T. Rettaliata's office in Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of... Show morePhotograph of student protesters gathered outside of President John T. Rettaliata's office in Perlstein Hall on Illinois Institute of Technology's campus. Student protests took place following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students attending an open meeting with IIT President John Rettaliata regarding student protests that occurred on IIT's campus following the fatal shooting of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. Show less
Photograph of architect Robert Gordon with mounted images of some of his commercial and residential architectural projects (left to right:... Show morePhotograph of architect Robert Gordon with mounted images of some of his commercial and residential architectural projects (left to right: Icosahedron Guest House on Indiana Dunes, Mermel House, Walton Carpets), possibly taken in Gordon's studio. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
This module looks at the use of risk-benefit analysis to answer questions engineers often face when making decisions about public safety and... Show moreThis module looks at the use of risk-benefit analysis to answer questions engineers often face when making decisions about public safety and health. It explains how risk-benefit analysis can be used in answering questions such as “how safe is safe enough?” and then defends the thesis that this form of analysis cannot provide answers to questions about public safety and health. While risk-benefit analysis offers guidance for policy decisions, it does not provide an adequate basis for reaching or for justifying these decisions. The module looks at the ethical basis and free market justification of this form analysis, and then looks at the practical methods that risk-benefit analysis employs and the difficulties faced in using these methods, such as the predictability of harmful events occurring, and the human factor. Includes bibliography of related materials. Sponsorship: Exxon Education Foundation The Module Series in Applied Ethics was produced by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions in under a grant from the Exxon Education Foundation. This series is intended for use in a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in such areas as science and/or technology public policy, and professional ethics courses in engineering, business, and computer science. Show less