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Success through failure the paradox of design

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton Princeton University Press 2006Description: xii, 235 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780691136424
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 620/.0042PET
Summary: Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this compelling and wide-ranging look at the essence of invention, distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski argues that, time and again, we have built success on the back of failure--not through easy imitation of success.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-218) and index.

Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this compelling and wide-ranging look at the essence of invention, distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski argues that, time and again, we have built success on the back of failure--not through easy imitation of success.

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