Invention by design : how engineers get from thought to thing / Henry Petroski.
Invention by design : how engineers get from thought to thing / Henry Petroski.
Invention by design : how engineers get from thought to thing / Henry Petroski.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N620.0042/43
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English
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Physical content
viii, 242 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
Engineering entails more than knowing the way things work. What do economics and ecology, aesthetics and ethics, have to do with the shape of a paper clip, the tab of a beverage can, the cabin design of a turbojet, or the course of a river? How do the idiosyncrasies of individual engineers, companies, and communities leave their mark on projects fr...
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Invention by design : how engineers get from thought to thing / Henry Petroski.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index.
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N620.0042/43
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74Vvwgl3ZwXM
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ISBN
0674463684
9780674463677
0674463676
9780674463684
DDC
620.0042
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991004354129702626
