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To Engineer Is Human
The Role of Failure in Successful Design
Henry Petroski
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 31, 1992
Reading lane: Civil Engineering
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?
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Design Under Pressure
Engineering’s failures and successes become a lively way to rethink progress, perfection, and design.
Come here for
- Engineering case studies, from a bridge’s collapse to the Crystal Palace
- A close look at how design meets the untidiness of everyday life
Expect
- A literate blend of engineering examples and larger questions
- Attention to the narrow line between scientific calculation and real-world complexity
Book Details
- Authors
- Henry Petroski
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- March 31, 1992
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Civil Engineering · Product Design
- Reading lane
- Civil Engineering
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Publisher Categories
Construction
Civil Engineering
History of Technology
About This Book
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 oversized waterlily inspire the magnificent Crystal Palace, the crowning achievement of Victorian architecture and engineering? These are some of the failures and successes that Henry Petroski, author of the acclaimed The Pen...
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