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Author: Henry Petroski
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As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world - not just study it.
As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world - not just study it.
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Henry Petroski
Everything we do is designed, whether we're producing a magazine, a website, or a bridge. Design is really the creative invention that designs everything.
Everything we do is designed, whether we're producing a magazine, a website, or a bridge. Design is really the creative invention that designs everything.
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Henry Petroski
Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure.
Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure.
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Henry Petroski
Science is about knowing; engineering is about doing.
Science is about knowing; engineering is about doing.
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Henry Petroski
I'm a firm believer that no matter how small an object is, you can find interesting things out about it and its history.
I'm a firm believer that no matter how small an object is, you can find interesting things out about it and its history.
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Henry Petroski
You can almost say that a design error is a human error because, after all, it's we humans who do the designing.
You can almost say that a design error is a human error because, after all, it's we humans who do the designing.
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Henry Petroski
An over-reliance on past successes is a sure blueprint for future failures.
An over-reliance on past successes is a sure blueprint for future failures.
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Henry Petroski
Many new technologies come with a promise to change the world, but the world refuses to cooperate.
Many new technologies come with a promise to change the world, but the world refuses to cooperate.
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Henry Petroski
The space shuttle was designed, at least in part, to broaden our knowledge of the universe. To scientists, the vehicle was a tool; to engineers, it was their creation.
The space shuttle was designed, at least in part, to broaden our knowledge of the universe. To scientists, the vehicle was a tool; to engineers, it was their creation.
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Henry Petroski
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