Henry Petroski To forgive design

understanding failure

Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures

Engels | 410 pagina's | The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., London | 2012

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Henry Petroski The essential engineer

why science alone will not solve our global problems

Schrijver poneert argumenten voor samenwerking tussen de wetenschappelijke wereld en ingenieurs om de wereldproblemen het hoofd te bieden.

Engels | 274 pagina's | Knopf, New York | 2010

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Henry Petroski Success through failure

the paradox of design

Engels | 235 pagina's | Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ | 2006

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Henry Petroski Pushing the limits

new adventures in engineering

Engels | 288 pagina's | Vintage Books, New York | 2004

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Henry Petroski Small things considered

why there is no perfect design

Engels | 288 pagina's | Vintage Books, New York | 2004

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Henry Petroski The book on the bookshelf

Geschiedenis van de boekenkast en hoe de boeken daarin werden opgeborgen/vastgeketend

Engels | 290 pagina's | Knopf, New York | 1999

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Henry Petroski Invention by design

how engineers get from thought to thing

Engels | 242 pagina's | Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA [etc.] | 1996

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Henry Petroski Engineers of dreams

great bridge builders and the spanning of America

Engels | 479 pagina's | Knopf, New York, NY | 1995

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Henry Petroski Design paradigms

case histories of error and judgment in engineering

Engels | 209 pagina's | Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [etc.] | 1994

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Henry Petroski The pencil

a history of design and circumstance

Engels | 434 pagina's | Knopf, New York | 1990

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