Design paradigms : case histories of error and judgment in engineering / Henry Petroski.
Design paradigms : case histories of error and judgment in engineering / Henry Petroski.
Design paradigms : case histories of error and judgment in engineering / Henry Petroski.
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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1994.
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N620.0042/40
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English
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xii, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Paconius and the Pedestal for Apollo: A Paradigm of Error in Conceptual Design -- 3. Vitruvius's Auger and Galileo's Bones: Paradigms of Limits to Size in Design -- 4. Galileo and the Marble Column: A Paradigm of a Design Change for the Worse --5. Galileo's Confirmation of a Fa...
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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England
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1994.
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Design paradigms : case histories of error and judgment in engineering / Henry Petroski.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-200) and index.
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N620.0042/40
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0521461081 (hc)
9780521466493 (pbk.)
0521466490 (pbk.)
9780521461085
0521461081
9780521461085 (hc)
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620.0042
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