To Engineer is Human

To Engineer is Human
Author :
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Total Pages : 275
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781250228079
ISBN-13 : 1250228077
Rating : 4/5 (077 Downloads)

Book Synopsis To Engineer is Human by : Henry Petroski

Download or read book To Engineer is Human written by Henry Petroski and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Though ours is an age of high technology, the essence of what engineering is and what engineers do is not common knowledge. Even the most elementary of principles upon which great bridges, jumbo jets, or super computers are built are alien concepts to many. This is so in part because engineering as a human endeavor is not yet integrated into our culture and intellectual tradition. And while educators are currently wrestling with the problem of introducing technology into conventional academic curricula, thus better preparing today’s students for life in a world increasingly technological, there is as yet no consensus as to how technological literacy can best be achieved. " I believe, and I argue in this essay, that the ideas of engineering are in fact in our bones and part of our human nature and experience. Furthermore, I believe that an understanding and an appreciation of engineers and engineering can be gotten without an engineering or technical education. Thus I hope that the technologically uninitiated will come to read what I have written as an introduction to technology. Indeed, this book is my answer to the questions 'What is engineering?' and 'What do engineers do?'" - Henry Petroski, To Engineer is Human


To Engineer is Human Related Books

The Iowa Engineer
Language: en
Pages: 318
Authors:
Categories: Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 1927 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

To Engineer is Human
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: Henry Petroski
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-10-16 - Publisher: St. Martin's Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“Though ours is an age of high technology, the essence of what engineering is and what engineers do is not common knowledge. Even the most elementary of princ
The National Engineer
Language: en
Pages: 790
Authors:
Categories: Steam engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 1925 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Vols. 34- contain official N.A.P.E. directory.
Louisiana Engineer
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors:
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1922 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Kansas Engineer
Language: en
Pages: 550
Authors:
Categories: Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 1915 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK