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Henry Petroski

American engineer specializing in failure analysis

Born	1942
Died	2023

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Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design

by Henry Petroski
First published in 2005 — 7 editions

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The evolution of useful things

by Henry Petroski
First published in 1992 — 6 editions

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Invention by design: how engineers get from thought to thing

by Henry Petroski First published in 1996 — 5 editions

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The pencil: a history of design and circumstance

by Henry Petroski
First published in 1989 — 5 editions

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Paperboy: confessions of a future engineer

by Henry Petroski
First published in 2002 — 5 editions

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To engineer is human: the role of failure in successful design

by Henry Petroski
First published in 1982 — 5 editions

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Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession

by Henry Petroski First published in 2011 — 4 editions

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The toothpick: technology and culture

by Henry Petroski
First published in 2007 — 4 editions

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Plane-strain stress intensity factors for cracked hexagonal subassembly ducts

by Henry Petroski First published in 1977 — 4 editions

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Remaking the world: adventures in engineering

by Henry Petroski
First published in 1997 — 4 editions

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The book on the bookshelf

by Henry Petroski
First published in 1999 — 3 editions

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To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure

by Henry Petroski First published in 2012 — 3 editions

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Engineers of dreams: great bridge builders and the spanning of America

by Henry Petroski First published in 1995 — 2 editions

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Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering

by Henry Petroski
First published in 2004 — 2 editions

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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design

by Henry Petroski First published in 2018 — 2 editions

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Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop

by Henry Petroski First published in 2022 — 2 editions

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The road taken: the history and future of America's infrastructure

by Henry Petroski First published in 2016 — 2 editions

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Messer, Gabel, Reissverschluss: Die Evolution der Gebrauchsgegenstände

by Henry Petroski and Inge Rau First published in 2013 — 2 editions

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Bleistift: Die Geschichte Eines Gebrauchsgegenstands

by S. Rochlitz and Henry Petroski First published in 2013 — 2 editions

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The essential engineer: why science alone will not solve our global problems

by Henry Petroski First published in 2010 — 2 editions

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Born	1942
Died	2023

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