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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design Henry Petroski
Publisher: Vintage

ISBN13: 9780679734161; Condition: New; Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! In science a single failed prediction can disprove a theory, no matter how many previous tests it has passed, while in engineering one successful design can validate a concept, no matter how many previous versions have failed. To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design, by Henry Petroski. To study the fundamental physical potential To study these questions means exploring, not the time-bound consequences of human actions, but the timeless implications of known physical law. Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design. I am reminded of Henry Petroki's brilliant book - “to engineer is human”. Henry Petroski, in his classic book To Engineer is Human, says that in his field, failure is almost a prerequisite for success, because only by reaching a point of failure can you define the limits of possibility. To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design. To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design Small Talk Big Results: Chit Chat Your Way to Success . Perhaps one of my favorite non-fiction books, Henry Petroski looks at a very different aspect of engineering that has not really been touched on before; the role of failure in design. To Engineer is Human - Henry Petroski. And that's good, says civil engineer Henry Petroski, the author of the book Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! Since the book was published in 1982, the examples employed are somewhat dated. Home » CIVIL ENGINEERING » To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design. The moral of this book is that behind every great engineering success is a trail of often ignored (but frequently spectacular) engineering failures. Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing. Recently I read a compelling book published in the 1980′s called To Engineer Is Human. On a dusty bookshelf at home, I have the book, "To Engineer is Human - The Role of Failure in Successful Design" by Henry Petroski. (ISBN: 0897331532) Although its more than thirty years old I think it is still a landmark book on how and why we design.