Want to Learn About IT, Software Engineering? Try These Recommended Reads – ThomasNet News
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The best employees in industry are always learning. They strive to stay knowledgeable about the classic books that have informed their field and the groundbreaking new books that are taking the market by storm.
When you’re no longer immersed in an apprenticeship, trade school class, or college degree program, it can be difficult to know where to find the right books to read to grow your skills and knowledge.
Below, Thomas staff from diverse professional backgrounds share their recommended reading, which includes books on manufacturing, information technology (IT), software engineering, and more.
Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing by Vaclav Smil
Vice President of Platform Growth and Engagement Cathy Ma recommends Vaclav Smil’s Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing as “a great book that goes back to the history of manufacturing and innovation in the U.S., its contributions to the country, and more importantly, advice on where we should invest our efforts to protect our economy and democracy.”
Published by MIT Press, Made in the USA argues that manufacturing is vital to the health of the American economy. A robust and creative manufacturing sector enables jobs, is strategically important to the wellbeing of the country, and establishes America as a thought leader.
This informative read provides a historical overview of American manufacturing, detailing its rise toward the end of the 19th century, the impacts of World War I and World War II, how it brought about mass consumption in the postwar era, and how it has since declined. For years, there have been assertions that moving manufacturing abroad has been a step toward progress for the U.S. Although the book was published in 2015, the trade war and supply chain disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic have made this book all the more prescient as the majority of companies are now looking to reshore.
In Made in the USA, Smil considers the need to lower corporate taxes, how public education needs to improve, and why there should be more research and development. He posits that the loss of American manufacturing will shrink the middle class and jeopardize the country’s prosperity.
Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance by Gary P. Pisano and Willy C. Shih
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