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An Engineer's Alphabet Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession

Hardcover • 2011 • English • 1. edition

An Engineer's Alphabet Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession

By Henry Petroski

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About the book

Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarium is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia, and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture, and traditions of his profession. The entries reflect decades of reading, writing, talking, and thinking about engineers and engineering, and range from brief essays to lists of great engineering achievements. This work is organized alphabetically and more like a dictionary tha...Show more

Mechanical engineering
Materials science

Book details

ISBN

9781107015067

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2011

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

An Engineer's Alphabet Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession

Format

Hardcover

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