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- catalog abstract "Engineering 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? Invention by Design offers an insider's look at these political and cultural dimensions of design and development, production and construction. This book explores the nature of engineering and technology through case studies of familiar objects, from paper clips and aluminum cans to airplanes and modern high-rise buildings. These real-world artifacts (some of which I have written about before) are approached here from a perspective designed to illuminate different facets of the engineering enterprise -- design, analysis, failure, economics, aesthetics, communications, politics, and quality control, to name but a few. The case studies also touch on a variety of engineering fields, including aeronautical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, manufacturing, mechanical, and structural engineering. - Preface.".
- catalog contributor b9761482.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Engineering 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? Invention by Design offers an insider's look at these political and cultural dimensions of design and development, production and construction.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Paper clips and design -- Pencil points and analysis -- Zippers and development -- Aluminum cans and failure -- Facsimile and networks -- Airplanes and computers -- Water and society -- Bridges and politics -- Buildings and systems.".
- catalog description "This book explores the nature of engineering and technology through case studies of familiar objects, from paper clips and aluminum cans to airplanes and modern high-rise buildings. These real-world artifacts (some of which I have written about before) are approached here from a perspective designed to illuminate different facets of the engineering enterprise -- design, analysis, failure, economics, aesthetics, communications, politics, and quality control, to name but a few. The case studies also touch on a variety of engineering fields, including aeronautical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, manufacturing, mechanical, and structural engineering. - Preface.".
- catalog extent "viii, 242 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Invention by design.".
- catalog identifier "0674463676".
- catalog isFormatOf "Invention by design.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Invention by design.".
- catalog subject "620/.0042 20".
- catalog subject "Engineering design Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Engineering design Political aspects.".
- catalog subject "Engineering design Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "TA174 .P4735 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Paper clips and design -- Pencil points and analysis -- Zippers and development -- Aluminum cans and failure -- Facsimile and networks -- Airplanes and computers -- Water and society -- Bridges and politics -- Buildings and systems.".
- catalog title "Invention by design : how engineers get from thought to thing / Henry Petroski.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".