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Henry Petroski

1942 - 2023

American engineer specializing in failure analysis

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  • Cover of: Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design

    First published in 2005 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition successthroughfa0000petr
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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_0 Cover of edition evolutionofusefu0000petr
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  • Cover of: Paperboy: confessions of a future engineer

    First published in 2002 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition paperboy00henr
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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: Invention by design: how engineers get from thought to thing

    First published in 1996 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: To engineer is human: the role of failure in successful design

    First published in 1982 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition toengineerishuma0000petr Cover of edition toengineerishuma0000henr
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  • Cover of: Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession

    First published in 2011 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Remaking the world: adventures in engineering

    First published in 1997 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition remakingworldadv0000petr
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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: Plane-strain stress intensity factors for cracked hexagonal subassembly ducts

    First published in 1977 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: To Forgive Design

    First published in 2012 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The book on the bookshelf

    First published in 1999 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition bookonbookshelf0000petr Cover of edition bookonbookshelf00henr
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  • Cover of: To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design

    First published in 2018 2 editions in 1 language
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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: Bleistift: Die Geschichte Eines Gebrauchsgegenstands

    First published in 2013 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: The road taken: the history and future of America's infrastructure

    First published in 2016 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors

    First published in 2014 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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: Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering

    First published in 2004 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition pushinglimitsnew00petr
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Subjects
Engineering, History, Engineering design, New York Times reviewed, System failures (Engineering), Technological innovations, Case studies, Science, System failures (engineering), 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
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