Fitting the Human ─ Introduction to Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineering

This new edition undergraduate introductory textbook follows the motto of the previous versions: "Solid information, easy-to-read, easy to understand, easy to apply." The aim remains the same: "Human engineering" workplaces, tools, machinery, computers, lighting, shiftwork, work demands, the environment, officers, vehicles, the home – and everything else that we can design to fit the human. The new edition is up-to-date in content and language, in data and illustrations. Like previous versions, this book is for students and professionals in engineering, design, architecture, safety and management and to everybody else who wants to make work safe, efficient, satisfying, and even enjoyable.

Karl H. E. Kroemer is professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA.

He was a member of the Committee on Human Factors of the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. He was an elected Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and of the Ergonomics Society.

Dr. Kroemer earned a B.S., a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, from Technical University Hannover, Germany.

He has authored/or co-authored over 200 publications and articles on various Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Physiology topics.