01807nam a2200253 a 4500 vtls000060286 KUKTEM 20251117145525.0 120525t2011 enka b 001 0 eng d 9781107015067 (hardback) 1107015065 (hardback) 201411261520 zairi 201411261514 zairi 201210021204 fauzi 201205251034 safura UMP T14 .P48 2011 k Petroski, Henry An engineer's alphabet : gleanings from the softer side of a profession / Henry Petroski England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 viii, 360 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. "Written by America’s most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarian is one engineer’s selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia, and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture, and traditions of his profession. The entries reflect decades of reading. writting, talking, and thinking about engineers and engineering, and range from brief essays to lists of great engineereing achievements. This work is organized alphabetically and more like a dictionary than an encyclopedia. It is not intended to be read from first page to last, but rather to be dipped into here and there as the mood strikes the reader. In time, it is hoped, this book should become the source to which readers go first when they encounter a vague or obscure reference to the softer side of engineering"-- Provided by publisher Includes bibliographical references and index Engineering Philosophy Miscellanea Technology Philosophy Miscellanea 0 0 0 0 20000 20000 2019-09-04 67.43 0 T14 .P48 2011 k 0000067001 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 67.43 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 48017 48023 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0201*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5000*5040*6500*6501*9992