The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship by Henry PetroskiRequirements: .ePUB reader, 8 MBOverview: When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming but modest six-decades-old island retreat in coastal Maine, Petroski couldn’t help but admire its unusual construction. An eminent expert on engineering, history, and design, he […]
Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop by Henry PetroskiRequirements: .MP3 reader, 306 MBOverview: An eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force. Force explores how humans interact with the material world in the course of […]
The Road Taken: The History and Future of America’s Infrastructure by Henry PetroskiRequirements: .ePUB reader, 6 MBOverview: Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and has described roughly sixty-five thousand bridges […]
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems by Henry Petroski,Requirements: .ePUB reader, 3 MBOverview: From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing […]
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems by Henry PetroskiRequirements: .MP3 reader, 359 MBOverview: From the acclaimed author, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the […]
