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 |
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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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