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To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful DesignHow did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How did an oversized waterlily inspire the magnificent Crystal Palace, the crowning achievement of Victorian architecture and engineering? These are some of the failures and successes that Henry Petroski, author of
How did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s - the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How did an oversized waterlily inspire the magnificent Crystal Palace, the crowning achievement of Victorian architecture and engineering? These are some of the failures and successes that Henry Petroski, author of the acclaimed The Pencil, examines in this engaging, wonderfully literate book. More than a series of fascinating case studies, To Engineer is Human is a work that looks at our deepest notions of progress and perfection, tracing the fine connection between the quantifiable realm of science and the chaotic realities of everyday life.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/31/1992
ISBN: 9780679734161
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.20w x 0.56d
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Don't let dog drop it!
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Was great for a minute. My dog dropped it from mouth onto linoleum floor and ... now it won't do anything but beep once. So, waste of money.
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Cute! Kind of annoying but my dog loves it and it keeps her from tearing the house up. It’s probably my dog more than the toy, she tore the Velcro off within a week. I sewed it back up, but she destroyed that too. I wish they had just the octopus plushie I could buy to replace without getting a second motor.
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