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

An Engineer's Alphabet : Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession by Petroski, Henry Hardcover - 2011

by Henry Petroski

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Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarian is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia, and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture, and traditions of his profession. The entries reflect decades of reading. writing, talking, and thinking about engineers and engineering.

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ISBN: 9781107015067 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | 31 October 2011 Hardback | 368 pages Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarium is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture and traditions of his profession. The entries reflect decades of reading, writing, talking and thinking about engineers and engineering, and range from brief essays to lists of great engineering achievements. This work is organized alphabetically and more like a dictionary than an encyclopedia. It is not intended to be read from first page to last, but rather to be dipped into, here and there, as the mood strikes the reader. In time, it is hoped, this book should become the source to which readers go first when they encounter a vague or obscure reference to the softer side of engineering.
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  • Title An Engineer's Alphabet : Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession by Petroski, Henry
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Hardback
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2011-10-10
  • Features Dust Cover, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9781107015067
  • ISBN 9781107015067 / 1107015065
  • Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.26 x 4.96 x 0.88 in (18.44 x 12.60 x 2.24 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Technology - Philosophy, Engineering - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011020065
  • Dewey Decimal Code 601

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