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Henry Petroski

American engineer specializing in failure analysis

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Born 1942
Died 2023

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  • Cover of: An engineer's alphabet: gleanings from the softer side of a profession

    First published in 2011 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Beyond engineering: essays and other attempts to figure without equations

    First published in 1986 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: To forgive design: understanding failure

    First published in 2012 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Remaking the World Adventures in Engineering

    First published in 1997 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The toothpick: technology and culture

    First published in 2007 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition toothpicktechnol00petr
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  • Cover of: The pencil: a history of design and circumstance

    First published in 1989 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition pencilhistoryofd00petr
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  • Cover of: La ingeniería es humana: La importancia del fallo en el éxito del diseño

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  • Cover of: Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop

    First published in 2022 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Messer, Gabel, Reissverschluss: Die Evolution der Gebrauchsgegenstände

    First published in 2013 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design

    First published in 2003 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition smallthingsconsi00petr_573
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  • Cover of: Engineers of dreams: great bridge builders and the spanning of America

    First published in 1995 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Pencil, The: A History of Design and Circumstance

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Evolution of Useful Things

    First published in 1993 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Messer, Gabel, Reissverschluss: Die Evolution der Gebrauchsgegenstände (German Edition)

    First published in 1994 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The book on the bookshelf

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The evolution of useful things

    First published in 1992 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition evolutionofusefu00petr Cover of edition evolutionofusefu00petr_0
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Born 1942
Died 2023
Subjects
Engineering, History, Engineering design, New York Times reviewed, System failures (Engineering), Technological innovations, Case studies, Science, Inventions, Popular works, Problem solving, Research, Technology and civilization, Biography, Bookbinding, Books, Bruggen (weg- en waterbouw), Civil engineers, Conception technique, Industrial design, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Miscellanea, Patents, Pencils, Philosophy
Places
Europe, United States, Hyatts hotel, New York, New York (State), USA, États-Unis
People
Henry Petroski
Time
1945-, 1950-Early 1980s, 19e siècle, 19th century, 20e siècle, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Petroski Henry
  • PETROSKI,HENRY

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July 5, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Add birth & death dates & brief bio from Wikidata
July 5, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 11, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import