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A review by rdiii
To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
Frankly, a short book is the worst format possible for the content.
The concept would make a fantastic 45 minute lecture in an engineering ethics course. It would also make a good textbook for in depth exploration of the role of failure on future design, risk mitigation, historical data, etc.
however a small book gets the worst of both worlds. It doesn’t have the depth to be more useful than thought provoking, and is far too long and drawn out to just be thought provoking.
The concept would make a fantastic 45 minute lecture in an engineering ethics course. It would also make a good textbook for in depth exploration of the role of failure on future design, risk mitigation, historical data, etc.
however a small book gets the worst of both worlds. It doesn’t have the depth to be more useful than thought provoking, and is far too long and drawn out to just be thought provoking.