Henry Petroski

Henry Petroski (Brooklyn, 6 de fevereiro de 1942) é um engenheiro estadunidense especializado em análise de falha. É professor de engenharia civil e história na Universidade Duke.

Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski
Nascimento 6 de fevereiro de 1942 (80 anos)
Brooklyn
Nacionalidade Estadunidense
Alma mater Universidade de Illinois em Urbana-Champaign
Prêmios Prêmio Washington (2006)
Campo(s) Engenharia

Obras publicadas
Livros
  • To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (1985), ISBN 978-0-679-73416-1
  • Beyond Engineering: Essays and Other Attempts to Figure without Equations (1986), ISBN 978-0-312-07785-3
  • The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance (1990), ISBN 978-0-679-73415-4
  • The Evolution of Useful Things (1992), ISBN 978-0-679-74039-1
  • Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering (1994), ISBN 978-0-521-46649-3
  • Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and The Spanning of America (1995), ISBN 978-0-679-76021-4
  • Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (1996), ISBN 978-0-674-46368-4
  • Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering (1997), ISBN 978-0-375-70024-8
  • The Book on the Bookshelf (1999), ISBN 978-0-375-70639-4
  • Paperboy: Confessions of a Future engineer (2002), ISBN 978-0-375-71898-4
  • Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design (2003), ISBN 978-1-4000-3293-8
  • Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering (2004), ISBN 978-1-4000-3294-5
  • Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design. (2006), ISBN 978-0-691-13642-4
  • The Toothpick: Technology and Culture. (2007), ISBN 978-0-307-27943-9
  • The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems. (2010), ISBN 978-0-307-27245-4
  • The Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession. (2011), ISBN 978-1-107-01506-7
  • To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure. (2012), ISBN 978-0-674-06584-0
  • The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship. (2014), ISBN 978-0-393-24204-1

Prêmios e honrarias

Referências

  1. «Petroski Honored for Making Engineering Understandable». Consultado em 4 de maio de 2007
  2. «Washington Award». Consultado em 4 de maio de 2007. Arquivado do original em 12 de fevereiro de 2009

Ligações externas
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