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008 960423s1996 mauab b 001 0 eng
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040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC$dOrLoB-B
050 00 $aTA174$b.P4735 1996
082 00 $a620/.0042$220
100 1 $aPetroski, Henry.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84199397
245 10 $aInvention by design :$bhow engineers get from thought to thing /$cHenry Petroski.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bHarvard University Press,$c1996.
300 $aviii, 242 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index.
520 $aEngineering 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 to fax machines to waterworks?
520 8 $aInvention by Design offers an insider's look at these political and cultural dimensions of design and development, production and construction.
650 0 $aEngineering design$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aEngineering design$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aEngineering design$vCase studies.
852 00 $boff,eng$hTA174$i.P4735 1996