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100 1 _aPetroski, Henry
245 1 3 _aAn engineer's alphabet :
_bgleanings from the softer side of a profession /
_cHenry Petroski
260 _aEngland ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011
300 _aviii, 360 p. :
_bill. ;
_c19 cm.
500 _a"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
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
650 0 _aEngineering
_xPhilosophy
_vMiscellanea
650 0 _aTechnology
_xPhilosophy
_vMiscellanea
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