Henry Petroski
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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
$26.00 Add to cartNow in paperback, the fascinating, quirky, highly acclaimed book about that indispensable object, the pencil. Petroski traces its origins back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charming… [more below]
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 10 1992
- ISBN10: 0679734155
- Language: English
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To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
$19.00 Read moreHow 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 … [more below]
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 31 1992
- ISBN10: 0679734163
- Language: English
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Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
$20.00 Read moreAn eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0300274130
- Language: English
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Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design
$19.95 Add to cartFrom 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 plannin- Series: Princeton Science Library #92
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 29 2018
- ISBN10: 0691180997
- Language: English
