Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering by Henry Petroski - ISBN: 9780375700248
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Engineering marvels, wild personalities, and the remaking of our world.

Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering

Adventures in Engineering

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    15 January 1999

Summary

From the Ferris wheel to the integrated circuit, feats of engineering have changed our environment in countless ways. Here are the stories of the personalities behind the wonders, as well as the wonders themselves.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780375700248
ISBN-10:0375700242
Author:Henry Petroski
Publisher:Vintage
Imprint:Vintage Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:15 January 1999
Weight:240g
Dimensions:13mm x 135mm x 205mm
Series:Vintage
About The Author

Henry Petroski

Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. He has written broadly on the topics of design, success and failure, and the history of engineering and technology. His fifteen books on these subjects include To Engineer Is Human, The Pencil, The Evolution of Useful Things, Success through Failure and The Essential Engineer. In addition to his books, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, Petroski has written numerous general-interest articles for publications including The New York Times, The Washingt

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