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INVENTION BY DESIGN: HOW ENGINEERS GET FROM THOUGHT TO THING
HENRY PETROSKI
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Editora Harvard
Área DIVERSOS
Idioma Inglês
Número de páginas 242
Edição 1ª EDIÇÃO
ISBN 9780674463684
EAN 9780674463684
Henry Petroski's previous bestsellers have delighted readers with intriguing stories about the engineering marvels around us, from the lowly pencil to the soaring suspension bridge. In this book, Petroski delves deeper into the mystery of invention, to explore what everyday artifacts and sophisticated networks can reveal about the way engineers solve problems.
Engineering entails more than knowing the way things work. What do economics and ecology, aesthetics and ethics, have to do with the shape of a paper clip, the tab of a beverage can, the cabin design of a turbojet, or the course of a river? How do the idiosyncrasies of individual engineers, companies, and communities leave their mark on projects from Velcro(R) to fax machines to waterworks? Invention by Design offers an insider's look at these political and cultural dimensions of design and development,