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Henry Petroski

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Includes the names: H Petroski, Henry Petroski, Henry Petrosky, Henry Petroski, ヘンリー・ペトロスキー

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Works by Henry Petroski
The Book on the Bookshelf 2,340 copies, 40 reviews
The Evolution of Useful Things 1,359 copies, 17 reviews
To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design 1,103 copies, 19 reviews
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance 652 copies, 14 reviews
Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design 381 copies, 2 reviews
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing 319 copies, 2 reviews
Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering 268 copies, 1 review
Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America 246 copies, 2 reviews
Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design 152 copies, 2 reviews
The Toothpick: Technology and Culture 140 copies, 3 reviews
Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering 133 copies, 4 reviews
Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering 128 copies, 1 review
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global… 119 copies, 3 reviews
Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer 117 copies, 2 reviews
The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure 104 copies, 1 review
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1942-02-06
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Arrowsic, Maine, USA
Durham, North Carolina, USA
New York, New York, USA
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Manhattan College
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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professor (History and Civil Engineering)
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Duke University
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