Finally read "To Engineer is Human..."

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Post #368,517

by Another Scott

12/25/12 4:04:04 PM

Finally read "To Engineer is Human..."

I have had it for a while, I finally read it over the last few days and finished it last night.

He's a good writer, but I was disappointed by the book. I was hoping for a lot more meat about the failures, but he spent about 75% of the text waxing eloquently about the art of design and creativity, etc.

It's a good read, and thanks for the pointer, but it left me unsatisfied. I think it would have been a much better ~ 25 page essay. Such is life. :-)

http://www.amazon.co...ign/dp/0679734163

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #368,525

by Ashton

12/25/12 9:24:26 PM

If you crave more / or more-incisive 'failure' stories:

note the several other titles listed at bottom of that link, by Petroski.
Maybe he needs a Special summary-title next? rather than supposing that many will read all his opera. Say:
~~ "How it IS that .. only through Failures-revisited Can an Engineer learn what Engineering is truly About"

;^>

Here is Thers' Third Iron Law of the Internets: - (lincoln) - (10) - April 14, 2012, 03:12:05 PM EDT

Well, who would actually admit to being an engineer . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - April 15, 2012, 01:55:45 AM EDT

I admit to it. - (hnick) - (1) - April 15, 2012, 08:22:49 AM EDT

Many years ago . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 15, 2012, 02:06:40 PM EDT

Re: Here is Thers' Third Iron Law of the Internets: - (pwhysall) - (2) - April 16, 2012, 01:33:29 PM EDT

Eh? cant do shyte with a gui wtf is the use of a machine - (boxley) - (1) - April 16, 2012, 09:49:43 PM EDT

Not sure if serious, etc. -NT - (pwhysall) - April 16, 2012, 09:53:56 PM EDT

On behalf of all maligned engineers: - (Ashton) - (3) - April 17, 2012, 04:18:14 PM EDT

Thanks. :-) Great pointers there, as usual. -NT - (Another Scott) - April 17, 2012, 09:01:15 PM EDT

Finally read "To Engineer is Human..." - (Another Scott) - (1) - Dec. 25, 2012, 04:04:04 PM EST

If you crave more / or more-incisive 'failure' stories: - (Ashton) - Dec. 25, 2012, 09:24:26 PM EST

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