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Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 13,15 MB
Release : 2012-04-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0674065433
Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.
Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,48 MB
Release : 2018-05-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691180997
Examines many of the failed designs and inventions that led to greater improvements siting as examples the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the space shuttle disasters.
Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 21,20 MB
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1250228077
“Though ours is an age of high technology, the essence of what engineering is and what engineers do is not common knowledge. Even the most elementary of principles upon which great bridges, jumbo jets, or super computers are built are alien concepts to many. This is so in part because engineering as a human endeavor is not yet integrated into our culture and intellectual tradition. And while educators are currently wrestling with the problem of introducing technology into conventional academic curricula, thus better preparing today’s students for life in a world increasingly technological, there is as yet no consensus as to how technological literacy can best be achieved. " I believe, and I argue in this essay, that the ideas of engineering are in fact in our bones and part of our human nature and experience. Furthermore, I believe that an understanding and an appreciation of engineers and engineering can be gotten without an engineering or technical education. Thus I hope that the technologically uninitiated will come to read what I have written as an introduction to technology. Indeed, this book is my answer to the questions 'What is engineering?' and 'What do engineers do?'" - Henry Petroski, To Engineer is Human
Author : Loughlan Sofield
Publisher : St. Francis of Assisi Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,39 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780877934301
The authors present a model and a case study for understanding and dealing with anger, a discussion of forgiveness, a model for increasing self-esteem, and more. Clear and readable.
Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0307427803
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 swiveling vegetable peeler? With the same relentless curiosity and lucid, witty prose he brought to his earlier books, Henry Petroski looks at some of our most familiar objects and reveals that they are, in fact, works in progress. For there can never be an end to the quest for the perfect design. To illustrate his thesis, Petroski tells the story of the paper drinking cup, which owes its popularity to the discovery that water glasses could carry germs. He pays tribute to the little plastic tripod that keeps pizza from sticking to the box and analyzes the numerical layouts of telephones and handheld calculators. Small Things Considered is Petroski at his most trenchant and provocative, casting his eye not only on everyday artifacts but on their users as well.
Author : Aarron Walter
Publisher : Book Apart
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781952616495
Inspiring guidance for the principles of designing for humans.
Author : Jonathan Wells
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 22,52 MB
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1596980133
A non-technical analysis of the controversial culture war over Darwin versus intelligent design states that there is no irrefutable evidence supporting Darwinism, argues that Darwin-based theories that are taught in school are not fact-based, and reveals how scientists at major universities believe in intelligent design. Original.
Author : Jennifer Ruggiero Morrison
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1607917513
Sometimes, we experience things that are so painful that we feel that there is nowhere to turn. Sometimes, we lose our focus and get caught up in circumstances beyond our control. Sometimes, our ideals take a back seat to the choices we make. "Learning to Forgive" is the result of a poetic journey I took over the last two years. In finding the words, I also found myself, and came to terms with loss, pain, and ultimately, I found the confidence in who I am as a child of God. This book is my tribute to God as thanks and praise for seeing me through that time period. Even though I didn't deserve His love, He never failed to show it to me. Poetry is one of the most unique forms of expressive art, and I am honored to be able to contribute "Learning to Forgive" as my humble addition to this genre. There is something for every one in the pages of this book, as long as you look deep enough and keep your spirit open. It is my hope that I have utilized my talent and portrayed what I feel God has put on my heart to say. Jennifer Ruggiero Morrison has been writing and drawing since before she can remember, and as a result, graduated from LIU Southampton with a Bachelors degree in Graphic Design. The issue of predominance between the written word and sketched picture has always been unresolved, but she uses both talents to glorify the Lord. Jennifer Ruggiero was happily married to Kevin Morrison in June of 2008. She has a son David who is 13, and is expecting her second son, Kyle, any day now.
Author : Amber Sparks
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 21,26 MB
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1631496212
Amber Sparks holds her crown in the canon of the weird with this fantastical collection of “eye-popping range” (John Domini, Washington Post). Boldly blending fables and myths with apocalyptic technologies, Amber Sparks has built a cultlike following with And I Do Not Forgive You. Fueled by feminism in all its colors, her surreal worlds—like Kelly Link’s and Karen Russell’s—are all-too-real. In “Mildly Happy, With Moments of Joy,” a friend is ghosted by a text message; in “Everyone’s a Winner at Meadow Park,” a teen coming-of-age in a trailer park befriends an actual ghost. Rife with “sharp wit, and an abiding tenderness” (Ilana Masad, NPR), these stories shine an interrogating light on the adage that “history likes to lie about women,” as the subjects of “You Won’t Believe What Really Happened to the Sabine Women” will attest. Written in prose that both shimmers and stings, the result is “nothing short of a raging success, a volume that points to a potentially incandescent literary future” (Kurt Baumeister, The Brooklyn Rail).
Author : Warren Berger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 37,76 MB
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Design
ISBN : 1101478063
An illuminating journey through today's fascinating world of design. What can we learn from the ways great designers think-and how can it improve our lives? In CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Warren Berger, in collaboration with celebrated designer Bruce Mau, revolutionizes our understanding of design and unlocks the secrets of the trade. Looking to the creative problem-solving work of design professionals, Berger reveals that design is a mindset, a way of looking at the world with an eye toward improving it. The practice of design-thinking opens readers to their innate capacity for reimagining the world around them.