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38 produkter
To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
Häftad, 1992
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213 kr
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Force
What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
E-bok, 2022
314 kr
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An eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force"Another gem from a master of technology writing."—Kirkus ReviewsForce explores how humans interact with the material world in the course of their everyday activities. …
Force
What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
Häftad, 2023
161 kr
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An eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force “Another gem from a master of technology writing.”—Kirkus Reviews Force explores how humans interact with the material world in the course of their everyday activities. …
Paperboy
Confessions of a Future Engineer
E-bok, 2007
192 kr
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Anyone wondering what sort of experience prepares one for a future as an engineer may be surprised to learn that it includes delivering newspapers. But as Henry Petroski recounts his youth in 1950s Queens, New York–a borough of handball games and inexplicably numbered streets–he winningly shows how …
Pushing the Limits
New Adventures in Engineering
E-bok, 2007
173 kr
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Here are two dozen tales in the grand adventure of engineering from the Henry Petroski, who has been called America’s poet laureate of technology. Pushing the Limits celebrates some of the largest things we have created–bridges, dams, buildings--and provides a startling new vision of engineering’s …
Small Things Considered
Why There Is No Perfect Design
E-bok, 2007
87 kr
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Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the swiveling vegetable peeler? With the same relentless curiosity and lucid, witty prose he brought to his …
Essential Engineer
Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems
Häftad, 2011
216 kr
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Toothpick
Technology and Culture
E-bok, 2008
121 kr
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A celebration culture and technology, as seen through the history of the humble yet ubiquitous toothpick, from the best-selling author of The Pencil . From ancient Rome, where emperor Nero made his entrance into a banquet hall with a silver toothpick in his mouth, to nineteenth-century Boston, …
Essential Engineer
E-bok, 2010
79 kr
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From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human , The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural …
Pencil
A History of Design and Circumstance
E-bok, 2011
189 kr
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Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Evolution of Useful Things
How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are.
E-bok, 2010
171 kr
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How did the table fork acquire a fourth tine? What advantage does the Phillips-head screw have over its single-grooved predecessor? Why does the paper clip look the way it does? What makes Scotch tape Scotch? In this delightful book Henry, Petroski takes a microscopic look at artifacts that most of …
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
E-bok, 2010
217 kr
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Petroski reveals the science and engineering--not to mention the politics, egotism, and sheer magic--behind America''s great bridges, particularly those constructed during the great bridge-building era starting in the 1870s and continuing through the 1930s. It is the story of the men and women who …
Remaking the World
Adventures in Engineering
E-bok, 2011
76 kr
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This collection of informative and pleasurable essays by Henry Petroski elucidates the role of engineers in shaping our environment in countless ways, big and small. In Remaking the World Petroski gravitates this time, perhaps, toward the big: the English Channel tunnel, the Panama Canal, Hoover …
Book on the Bookshelf
E-bok, 2010
121 kr
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From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage. Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, …
Design Paradigms
Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering
E-bok, 1994
375 kr
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From ancient Greek temples to twentieth-century towers, engineers have learned more about design from failure than success. The concept of error, according to the author, is central to the design process. As a way of explaining the enduring aspects of engineering design, he relates stories of some …
Design Paradigms
Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering
Häftad, 1994
401 kr
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From ancient Greek temples to twentieth-century towers, engineers have learned more about design from failure than success. The concept of error, according to the author, is central to the design process. As a way of explaining the enduring aspects of engineering design, he relates stories of some …
To Forgive Design
Understanding Failure
Häftad, 2014
246 kr
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When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyond design for causes and corrections. Known for his masterly explanations of engineering successes and failures, Petroski here takes his analysis a step …
Invention by Design
How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
Häftad, 1998
264 kr
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Henry Petroski’s previous bestsellers have delighted readers with intriguing stories about the engineering marvels around us, from the lowly pencil to the soaring suspension bridge. In this book, Petroski delves deeper into the mystery of invention, to explore what everyday artifacts and …
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
Häftad, 1996
228 kr
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Success through Failure
The Paradox of Design
Häftad, 2018
183 kr
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From the acclaimed author and engineer, an engaging and lively account of the surprising secret of great designDesign pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? …
An Engineer's Alphabet
Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession
Inbunden, 2011
413 kr
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Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarium is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture and traditions of his profession. The entries reflect decades of reading, …
Design Paradigms
Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering
E-bok, 1994
367 kr
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From ancient Greek temples to twentieth-century towers, engineers have learned more about design from failure than success. The concept of error, according to the author, is central to the design process. As a way of explaining the enduring aspects of engineering design, he relates stories of some …
Success through Failure
The Paradox of Design
E-bok, 2018
250 kr
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From the acclaimed author and engineer, an engaging and lively account of the surprising secret of great design Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? …
Road Taken
The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
E-bok, 2016
214 kr
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A renowned historian and engineer explores the past, present, and future of America''s crumbling infrastructure. Acclaimed engineer and historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from both historical and contemporary perspectives, explaining how essential their maintenance is to …
