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Walter G. Vincenti What Engineers Know and How They Know It: (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- What Engineers Know and How They Know It:
- Publication Name
- What Engineers Know and How They Know It : Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History
- Title
- What Engineers Know and How They Know It:
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0801845882
- EAN
- 9780801845888
- ISBN
- 9780801845888
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering
- Release Date
- 01/02/1993
- Release Year
- 1993
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Series
- Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser.
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Type
- Textbook
- Features
- Reprint
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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''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.Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology.Merritt Roe Smith, Series Editor.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801845882
ISBN-13
9780801845888
eBay Product ID (ePID)
340531
Product Key Features
Publication Name
What Engineers Know and How They Know It : Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Series
Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser.
Publication Year
1993
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
11
Lc Classification Number
Tl515
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Edition Description
Reprint
Reviews
The biggest contribution of Vincenti's splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer., '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 scientists., "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, "'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 scientists."-- American Scientist, ""The biggest contribution of Vincenti's splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer.""
Table of Content
Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Engineering As Knowledge 2. Design and the Growth of Knowledge: The David Wing and the Problem of Airfoil Design, 1980-1945 3. Establishment of Design Requirements: Flying-Quality Specifications for American Aircraft, 1918-1943 4. A Theoretical Tool for Design: Control-Volume Analysis, 1912-1953 5. Data for Design: The Aur Propeller Test of W.F. Durand and E.P. Lesley, 1916-1926 6. Design and Production: The Innovation of Flush Riveting in American Airplanes, 1930-1950 7. The Anatomy of Engineering Design Knowledge 8. A Variation-Selection Model for the Growth of Engineering Knowledge Notes Index
Copyright Date
1990
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Aviation / History, History, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Lccn
89-049003
Dewey Decimal
629.13/09
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Transportation
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