Pushing The Limits: New Adventures In Engineering
- ISBN-10
- 1400032946
- ISBN-13
- 9781400032945
- Series
- Pushing the Limits
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-09-13
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Henry Petroski
Description
In a new collection of incisive essays, the author of The Evolution of Useful Things offers a close-up look at a variety of major projects that set the stage for bold new challenges in engineering, art, and architecture, assessing the achievements and risks associated with pushing the limits of technology, including the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11th. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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