What Engineers Know and How They Know It
analytical studies from aeronautical history
$73.98
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
14 February 1993
Summary
To solve their design problems engineers draw in a vast body of knowledge about how things work. This problem-solving knowledge may appear mundane or derivative from science, but in What Engineers Know and How They Know It Walter G. Vincenti shows how sophisticated and “internal” to engineering it really is-and how seemingly simple design requirements can have complex intellectual implications. Examining previously unstudied historical cases, Vincenti shows how engineering knowledge is obt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780801845888 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0801845882 |
| Series: | Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology |
| Author: | Walter G. Vincenti |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 1993 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“The biggest contribution of Vincenti’s splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer.” – Technology Review
‘Must’ reading for all thoughtful engineers and historians of technology, and even for those physical scientists who wonder why engineers frequently act and think differently than do basic scientists. American Scientist The biggest contribution of Vincenti’s splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer. Technology Review The biggest contribution of Vincenti’s splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer. Techology Review
About The Author
Walter G. Vincenti
Walter G. Vincenti is professor emeritus of aeronautical engineering at Stanford university, past chairman of Stanford’s Program in Values, Technolgy, Science, and Society, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
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