Authors | Henry Petroski
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Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. The author of more than a dozen previous books, he lives in Durham, North Carolina, and Arrowsic, Maine.

Books by Henry Petroski

To Engineer is Human
To Engineer is Human: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
The Book on the Bookshelf
The Book on the Bookshelf: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering
Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Design Paradigms
Design Paradigms: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Success through Failure
Success through Failure: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors
The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
The Toothpick: Technology and Culture
The Toothpick: Technology and Culture: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer
Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure
To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are.
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to Be as They Are.: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design
Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering
Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Der Bleistift: Die Geschichte Eines Gebrauchsgegenstands
Der Bleistift: Die Geschichte Eines Gebrauchsgegenstands: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
Messer, Gabel, Reissverschluss: Die Evolution der Gebrauchsgegenstände
Messer, Gabel, Reissverschluss: Die Evolution der Gebrauchsgegenstände: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance: by Henry Petroski
by Henry Petroski

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