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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
By Henry Petroski
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Vintage Books
Publication date April 1, 1992
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780679734161
ISBN-10 0679734163
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight 0.55 lbs.
Original list price $15.95
Other format details sci/tech
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Summary
Examines the process of engineering design and explains what can be learned by studying unsuccessful designs and the reasons for their failure
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780312806804
 
1 edition from St Martins Pr (June 1, 1985)
9780312806804 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Examines the process of the development of an engineering design and discusses the causes of the unsuccessful designs of engineering structures
Paperback
Book cover for 9780679734161
 
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Reprint edition from Vintage Books (April 1, 1992)
9780679734161 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Examines the process of engineering design and explains what can be learned by studying unsuccessful designs and the reasons for their failure

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