human engineering

noun

1
: management of humans and their affairs especially in industry
2

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In the context of Herbert’s Dune, the multi-millennia-long conspiracy in human engineering necessary to yield a messianic hero of startling apocalyptic power sounds supercool, giving Paul a Chosen One stature of virtually unparalleled magnitude. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024 In a testament to human engineering and perseverance, NASA's legendary Voyager 1 spacecraft has resumed normal operations after a period of communication difficulties that had left mission controllers unable to receive clear data from the intrepid explorer. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 The state is a test case of whether human engineering can protect a vast swath of coastline against rising seas and more intense storms. Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 Much of its early demise is due to human engineering and agricultural projects gone awry, now paired with climate change. Victoria Milko, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024 Upon further inspection of the bottom right corner, a man can be spotted tending to pigeons, a moment of dramatic resonance that transcends human engineering. Rajvinder Singh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023 In a state that has historically been brutal to its mascots, from the extinct California grizzly gear that graces the state flag to the ever-on-the-brink condor, the Chinook is now threatened as never before by disruptive human engineering and the dangerously evolving climate. Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2021 More than 100 acres of wetlands — and in turn fish, birds and flooded basements — stand to benefit from some human engineering at Powderhorn Lake. Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021 In nearly a century, Louisiana has lost roughly 2,000 square-miles of marshland as a result of human engineering and environmental degradation such as oil spills. Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of human engineering was in 1911

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human engineering

noun
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