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To Engineer Is Human : The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry...

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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
ISBN
9780679734161

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679734163
ISBN-13
9780679734161
eBay Product ID (ePID)
456238

Product Key Features

Book Title
To Engineer Is Human : the Role of Failure in Successful Design
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Topic
Construction / General, Engineering (General), Industrial Design / General, History, Civil / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Author
Henry Petroski
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
91-050703
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
620/.0042
Synopsis
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 innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How did an oversized waterlily inspire the magnificent Crystal Palace, the crowning achievement of Victorian architecture and engineering? These are some of the failures and successes that Henry Petroski, author of the acclaimed The Pencil , examines in this engaging, wonderfully literate book. More than a series of fascinating case studies, To Engineer is Human is a work that looks at our deepest notions of progress and perfection, tracing the fine connection between the quantifiable realm of science and the chaotic realities of everyday life.
LC Classification Number
TA174.P474 1992

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