580:"The Origins, Founding, and Early Years of the American Society of Civil Engineers: A Case Study in Successful Failure Analysis," in American Civil Engineering History: The Pioneering Years, B. G. Dennis, Jr., et al., editors, Proceedings of the Fourth National Congress on Civil Engineering History and Heritage, ASCE Annual Meeting, November 2–6, 2002, pp. 57–66.
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623:"Calder as Artist-Engineer: Vectors, Velocities," in Alexander Calder: The Paris Years, 1926–1933, ed. Joan Simon and Brigitte Leal (New York, Paris, and New Haven: Whitney Museum of American Art, Centre Pompidou, and Yale University Press, 2008), pp. 178–83.
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629:"The Evolution of Useful Things: Success through Failure," Proceedings of the Design History Society Conference on Design and Evolution, Delft, The Netherlands, August 3-September 2, 2006. In CD format.
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The Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession.
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Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop.
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Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering
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Henry Petroski talks about The Essential Engineer on Bookbits radio.
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The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure.
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
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To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
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Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
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738:Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (1996)
593:"Polishing the Gem: A First-Year Design Project,"
209:. In 1963, he received his bachelor's degree from
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467:Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design.
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769:Fellow, National Humanities Center (1987–88)
239:Petroski had received honorary degrees from
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820:Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer
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