Invention by design : how engineers get from thought to thing / Henry Petroski.
| Author/creator | Petroski, Henry |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1996. |
| Description | viii, 242 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Paper clips and design -- Pencil points and analysis -- Zippers and development -- Aluminum cans and failure -- Facsimile and networks -- Airplanes and computers -- Water and society -- Bridges and politics -- Buildings and systems. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index. |
| LCCN | 96019227 |
| ISBN | 0674463676 |