Henry Petroski

Henry Petroski

Henry Petroski has written at least 25 books. Their most popular book is The Evolution Of Useful Things with 18 saves with an average rating of 4⭐.

The Evolution Of Useful Things

1993 • 18 Readers • 288 pages 4

The Book on the Bookshelf

1999 • 18 Readers • 290 pages

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

1985 • 11 Readers • 251 pages 2

The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

1992 • 6 Readers • 434 pages 3

Force

Force
ByHenry Petroski

2022 • 2 Readers • 328 pages 3

The Road Taken

The Road Taken
ByHenry Petroski

2016 • 2 Readers • 336 pages

To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure

2012 • 2 Readers 3.5

Uncommon History of Common Things, An

Uncommon History of Common Things, An
ByBethanne Patrick,John M. Thompson

2008 • 1 Reader • 308 pages

The toothpick

The toothpick
ByHenry Petroski

2007 • 1 Reader • 464 pages

Invention by Design

Invention by Design
ByHenry Petroski

1 Reader 4

Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design

2003 • 1 Reader • 306 pages

The Pencil

The Pencil
ByHenry Petroski

1992 • 1 Reader • 434 pages

Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design

2006 • 1 Reader • 268 pages

The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure

2016 • 1 Reader • 337 pages

To Engineer is Human

To Engineer is Human
ByHenry Petroski

1985 • 273 pages

Success Through Failure

Success Through Failure
ByHenry Petroski

2018 • 256 pages

Design Paradigms

Design Paradigms
ByAleksandar S Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and Professor of History Henry Petroski,Henry Petroski

1994 • 228 pages

Paperboy

Paperboy
ByHenry Petroski

2007 • 373 pages

Pushing the limits

Pushing the limits
ByHenry Petroski

The essential engineer

The essential engineer
ByHenry Petroski

Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering

2004 • 306 pages

To forgive design

To forgive design
ByHenry Petroski