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Invention by Design : How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski
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Henry Petroski's previous bestsellers have delighted readers with intriguing stories about the engineering marvels around us, from the lowly pencil to the soaring suspension ... More
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The Evolution of Useful Things : How Everyday Artifacts-from Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be As They Are by Henry Petroski
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In his first book since The Pencil, Petroski looks with affection and awe at how everyday artifacts--from forks and pins to paper clips and zippers--came to be as they are. A ... More
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An Uncommon History of Common Things by John Thompson, Henry Petroski, Bethanne Patrick
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Sometime about 30,000 years ago, somebody stuck a sharp rock into a split stick and presto! The axe was born. Our inquisitive species just loves tinkering, testing, and ... More
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Small Things Considered : Why There Is No Perfect Design by Henry Petroski
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Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile ... More
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To Engineer Is Human : The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski
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How did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s -- the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and ... More
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The Essential Engineer : Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems by Henry Petroski
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From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human , The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work ... More
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Pushing the Limits : New Adventures in Engineering by Henry Petroski
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Here are two dozen tales in the grand adventure of engineering from the Henry Petroski, who has been called America s poet laureate of technology. Pushing the Limits ... More
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Success through Failure : The Paradox of Design by Henry Petroski
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"Success through Failure is an insightful and accessible foray into design. The book is a page-turner, with an intensity that builds as you read. I found myself waiting for ... More
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The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski
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From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane the book and its storage. Most ... More
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Engineers of Dreams : Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America by Henry Petroski, Edward Kastenmeier (Editor)
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Petroski has already initiated readers into the hidden mysteries of such everyday artifacts as the lead pencil, the paper clip, the zipper, and Post-it notes. Now, he makes a ... More
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