Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design

Name: Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design
Author: Henry Petroski

written by Henry Petroski (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 250 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary: This book examines the importance of engineering design as well as society's ability to respond to design flaws.
Field of Interest: Global Issues
Author: Henry Petroski
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Content Type: General reference book
Duration: 0 sec
Format: Text
Original Publication Date: 2006
Page Count: 250
Publication Year: 2006
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Place Published / Released: Princeton, NJ
Subject: Global Issues, Engineering, Social Sciences, Science & Engineering, Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse, September 11 Attacks, Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse, September 11 Attacks, Bridges, Structural engineering, Civil engineering, Engineering, Ingeniería Biológica, Engenharia Biológica, Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, Engineering, Design, Bridge
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Ingeniería Biológica, Engenharia Biológica, Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, Engineering, Design, Bridge