What Engineers Know and How They Know It:
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What Engineers Know and How They Know It: by Walter G Vincenti
To solve their design problems, engineers draw on a vast body of knowledge about how things work. Examining previously unstudied historical cases, this author shows how engineering knowledge is obtained and presents a model to help explain the growth of such knowledge.
'Must' reading for all thoughtful engineers and historians of technology, and even for those physical scientists who wonder why engineers frequently act and think differently than do basic scientistsAmerican Scientist The biggest contribution of Vincenti's splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer. Technology Review The biggest contribution of Vincenti's splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer. Techology Review
Walter G. Vincenti is professor emeritus of aeronautical engineering at Stanford university, past chairman of Stanford's Program in Values, Technolgy, Science, and Society, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
| SKU | GOR003738118 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780801845888 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801845882 |
| Title | What Engineers Know and How They Know It: |
| Author | Walter G Vincenti |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 1993-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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