To Forgive Design Understanding Failure |
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Author:
| Petroski, Henry |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-06584-0 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Imprint: | Belknap Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Petroski, known for his masterly explanations of engineering successes and failures, says we must look beyond design to the interdependency of people and machines within complex socioeconomic systems undreamt of by designers.
When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Petroski, known for his masterly explanations of engineering successes and failures, says we must look beyond design to the interdependency of people and machines within complex socioeconomic systems undreamt of by designers.