Henry Petroski, author portrait

Henry Petroski

Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University, where he also serves as chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The author of more than 15 books, he has received grants from the National Science Foundation and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Humanities Center.
The Essential Engineer
The Toothpick
Paperboy
Pushing the Limits
Small Things Considered
The Book on the Bookshelf
Remaking the World
Engineers of Dreams
The Evolution of Useful Things
The Pencil
To Engineer Is Human

Books

The Essential Engineer
The Toothpick
Paperboy
Pushing the Limits
Small Things Considered
The Book on the Bookshelf
Remaking the World
Engineers of Dreams
The Evolution of Useful Things
The Pencil
To Engineer Is Human

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