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drdena's review
2.0
Not Petrozki's best work.
It gives a good overview of the design process for non-engineers. It oversimplifies it for engineers. I learned a few new trivial things, but not enough for me to recommend it.
It gives a good overview of the design process for non-engineers. It oversimplifies it for engineers. I learned a few new trivial things, but not enough for me to recommend it.
rick_sam's review
3.0
An excellent introductory book to Invention and Engineering. It seems fascinating to think, how simple a paper-clip could be iterated and had about 1000 patents. For every product, one could list the defects and then find a way to improvise it.
Petroski walks you through paper-clips, pencil-point, zippers, aluminum cans, facsimile, airplanes, water and society, bridges and buildings. Engineering comes into the context of political, social, economic context too. He gives an example of SF bridge.
My favorite chapter has been water and society. Worth giving a read to understand historical aspects of Engineering and invention
--Deus Vult
Gottfried
Petroski walks you through paper-clips, pencil-point, zippers, aluminum cans, facsimile, airplanes, water and society, bridges and buildings. Engineering comes into the context of political, social, economic context too. He gives an example of SF bridge.
My favorite chapter has been water and society. Worth giving a read to understand historical aspects of Engineering and invention
--Deus Vult
Gottfried
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