Engineering for Inclusion: Empowering Individuals with Physical and Neurological Differences through Engineering Invention, Research, and Development

Peter T. Cummings; Philippe M. Fauchet; Michael Goldfarb; Martha W.M. Jones; Maithilee Kunda; Jonathan B. Perlin; Nilanjan Sarkar; Keivan G. Stassun; Zachary E. Warren; Karl E. Zelik

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Peter T. Cummings, Philippe M. Fauchet, Michael Goldfarb, Martha W.M. Jones, Maithilee Kunda, Jonathan B. Perlin, Nilanjan Sarkar, Keivan G. Stassun, Zachary E. Warren, Karl E. Zelik. Engineering for Inclusion: Empowering Individuals with Physical and Neurological Differences through Engineering Invention, Research, and Development. Engineering, 2021, 7(2): 141‒143 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2020.06.020

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