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Henry Petroski

Auteur van The Book on the Bookshelf

Bevat de namen: H Petroski, Henry Petroski, Henry Petrosky, Henry Petroski, ヘンリー・ペトロスキー

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Henry Petroski is an American engineer with wide-ranging historical and sociocultural interests. He earned a Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1968, and became Aleksandar S. Vesic professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University. Petroski teaches traditional engineering subjects, as well as courses for nonengineering students, that place the field in a broad social context. One of the major themes that transcends his technical and nontechnical publications is the role of failure and its contribution to successful design. This is the central theme in his study To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design, which is accessible to both engineers and general readers. This theme is also incorporated into Petroski's The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance (1990), which relates the history of the pencil to broader sociocultural themes. The theme is expanded further, illustrating the relationship of engineering to our everyday life in The Evolution of Useful Things (1992). Petroski's most recent book, Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering, is planned for publication in 1994. After that, he will begin a study of the complex interrelationships between engineering and culture. Widely recognized and supported by both the technical and humanities communities, Petroski's work has effectively conveyed the richness and essence of engineering in its societal context for the general reader. (Bowker Author Biography) — biografie van The Book on the Bookshelf… (meer)

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The Book on the Bookshelf 2,486 exemplaren, 41 besprekingen

The Evolution of Useful Things 1,473 exemplaren, 18 besprekingen

To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design 1,239 exemplaren, 19 besprekingen

The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance 714 exemplaren, 14 besprekingen

Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design 424 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen

Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing 349 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen

Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering 299 exemplaren, 1 bespreking

Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America 281 exemplaren, 2 besprekingen

Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design 172 exemplaren, 2 besprekingen

The Toothpick: Technology and Culture 158 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen

Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering 146 exemplaren, 4 besprekingen

Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering 142 exemplaren, 1 bespreking

The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global… 136 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen

The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure 134 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen

Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer 124 exemplaren, 2 besprekingen

To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure 100 exemplaren, 1 bespreking

The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and… 63 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen

An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a… 28 exemplaren, 1 bespreking

Beyond Engineering: Essays and Other Attempts to Figure Without Equations 24 exemplaren

Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop 17 exemplaren

The Merits of Colossal Failure 1 exemplaar

Inovação Da Idéia ao Produto 1 exemplaar

Refractions: Engineering and History 1 exemplaar

Refractions: Taking Time 1 exemplaar

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Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the… (Medewerker) 971 exemplaren, 15 besprekingen

Design Disasters: Great Designers, Fabulous Failure, and Lessons Learned (Medewerker) 23 exemplaren

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