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To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure by Henry Petroski — engineering, failure analysis, design, technology
To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski • 1985 — engineering, design, innovation, history, failure, analysis
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski — engineering, design, history, technology, manufacturing
The Evolution of Useful Things by Henry Petroski — design, engineering, innovation, technology, evolution, failure, invention, artifacts, tools, history
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn by Richard W. Hamming — science, engineering, learning, mathematics, computer science, physics, artificial intelligence, systems thinking
Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track by Will Larson — technology, engineering, leadership, careers, management, teams
Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design by Henry Petroski • 2003 — design, engineering, innovation, product design
Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering by Henry Petroski • 1997 — engineering, history, innovation, technology
Nuts & Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way) by Roma Agrawal • 2023 — engineering, history, innovation, technology
Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop by Henry Petroski • 2022 — engineering, physics, design, history of technology
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz • 2000 — history, leadership, engineering, space, risk
Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering by Henry Petroski • 1994 — engineering, design, history, innovation, failure analysis
Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures by Roma Agrawal • 2018 — engineering, architecture, materials science, history, innovation