Invention by Design

By Henry Petroski

Subjects: Engenharia (projeto), Sozialer Wandel, Ästhetik, Case studies, Entwurf, Design, Social aspects of Engineering design, Kunst, Gerät, Uitvindingen, Case Reports, Angewandte Kunst, Politik, Conception technique, Inventions, Technik, Social aspects, Engineering design, Political aspects of Engineering design, Political aspects, Fallstudiensammlung

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.