Henry Petroski

35 books

Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering by Henry Petroski

Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering

Henry Petroski

224 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction design history informative medium-paced
Engineers Of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America by Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

Engineers Of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America

Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

479 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction history informative inspiring medium-paced
The Essential Engineer by Henry Petroski
The Essential Engineer
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Henry Petroski

The Essential Engineer

Henry Petroski

288 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are 1st (first) edition by Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are 1st (first) edition

Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

missing page info • first pub 1994 (editions)

informative reflective slow-paced
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are by Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
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Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are

Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

304 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative reflective slow-paced
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are. by Henry Petroski
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are.
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Henry Petroski

The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are.

Henry Petroski

304 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship by Henry Petroski

The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship

Henry Petroski

304 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction emotional reflective medium-paced
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing, by Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing,
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Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing,

Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

missing page info • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction design informative reflective medium-paced
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing

Henry Petroski, Henry Petroski

missing page info • first pub 1996 (editions)

informative slow-paced
Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer by Henry Petroski

Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer

Henry Petroski

384 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography design memoir informative reflective medium-paced