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  • Petroski reveals the science and engineering--not to mention the politics, egotism, and sheer magic--behind America's great bridges, particularly those constructed during the great bridge-building era…
    Engineers of Dreams

    Engineers of Dreams - Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America

    Vintage By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 49 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, December 2010 ISBN: 9780307773135 Other Sciences, Applied Sciences Language:  English
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  • Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and shows what the…
    The Pencil

    The Pencil - A History of Design and Circumstance

    By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 211 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, February 2011 ISBN: 9780307772435 Technology, Industrial Design Language:  English
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  • From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage.Most of us take for granted…
    The Book on the Bookshelf

    The Book on the Bookshelf

    Vintage By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 515 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, December 2010 ISBN: 9780307773289 Literary Theory & Criticism, Books & Reading Language:  English
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  • This collection of informative and pleasurable essays by Henry Petroski elucidates the role of engineers in shaping our environment in countless ways, big and small.In Remaking the World Petroski…
    Remaking the World

    Remaking the World - Adventures in Engineering

    Vintage By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 69 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, January 2011 ISBN: 9780307773203 Technology, Engineering Language:  English
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  • Anyone wondering what sort of experience prepares one for a future as an engineer may be surprised to learn that it includes delivering newspapers. But as Henry Petroski recounts his youth in 1950s…
    Paperboy

    Paperboy - Confessions of a Future Engineer

    Vintage By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 37 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, December 2007 ISBN: 9780307427205 Biography & Memoir, Reference Language:  English
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  •    How did the table fork acquire a fourth tine?  What advantage does the Phillips-head screw have over its single-grooved predecessor? Why does the paper clip look the way it does? What makes Scotch…
    The Evolution of Useful Things

    The Evolution of Useful Things - How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper…

    Vintage By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 487 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, December 2010 ISBN: 9780307773050 Other Sciences, Experiments & Projects Language:  English
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  • Here are two dozen tales in the grand adventure of engineering from the Henry Petroski, who has been called America’s poet laureate of technology. Pushing the Limits celebrates some of the largest…
    Pushing the Limits

    Pushing the Limits - New Adventures in Engineering

    Vintage By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 32 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, December 2007 ISBN: 9780307427366 Architecture, History Language:  English
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  • Why has the durable paper shopping bag been largely replaced by its flimsy plastic counterpart? What circuitous chain of improvements led to such innovations as the automobile cup holder and the…
    Small Things Considered

    Small Things Considered - Why There Is No Perfect Design

    Vintage By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 159 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, December 2007 ISBN: 9780307427809 Engineering, Mechanical Language:  English
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  • From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our…
    The Essential Engineer

    The Essential Engineer

    By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 79 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, February 2010 ISBN: 9780307593207 Other Sciences, Applied Sciences Language:  English
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  • A celebration culture and technology, as seen through the history of the humble yet ubiquitous toothpick, from the best-selling author of The Pencil.From ancient Rome, where emperor Nero made his…
    The Toothpick

    The Toothpick - Technology and Culture

    Vintage By Henry Petroski rating of short cover   ( 49 customer ratings) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, November 2008 ISBN: 9780307492005 Technology, Engineering Language:  English
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