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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
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 over sized waterlily inspire the magnificent Crystal Palace, the crowning achievement of Vict...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679734161
ISBN-10: 0679734163
Publication Date: 3/31/1992
Pages: 272
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3.4 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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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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