Success through Failure

Author: Henry Petroski
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0691122253

Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design

Design pervades our lives. Download Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. 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. Success through Failure shows us that making something better--by carefully anticipating and thus averting failure--is what invention and design are all about. Petroski explores the nature of invention and the character of the inventor through an unprecedented range of both everyday and extraordinary examples--illustrated lectures, Search and find a lot of engineering books in many category availabe for free download.

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