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To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
To Engineer is Human The Role of Failure in Successful Design
Author: Henry Petroski
Examines our deepest notions of progress and perfection, tracing the fine connection between the quantifiable realm of science and the chaotic realities of everyday life.
ISBN-13: 9780312806804
ISBN-10: 0312806809
Publication Date: 6/1985
Pages: 247
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3.5 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: St Martins Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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I'm continually amazed at how this man is an engineer who can write books even engineering idiots like me can understand. In my opinion, he writes very eloquently, yet understandably. I love his works.
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A surprisingly quick read for such potentially heavy subject matter. I felt the first couple of chapters dragged, but once the real world examples started, the pace picked up considerably. Although parts of the book are hopelessly dated (slide rules? primitive computing?), the underlying truths and conclusions are still quite relevant.
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PLEASE NOTE: This is not a hardback. It is a paperback, but the ISBN would only bring it up as a hardback.


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