Terug Terug

Success through Failure – The Paradox of Design The Paradox of Design

Name: Success through Failure – The Paradox of Design
Author: Henry Petroski

Auteur: Henry Petroski

Taal: Engels

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

Vergelijk met andere artikelen

Bekijk nu

Auteur: Henry Petroski Henry Petroski

Engels
Paperback
9780691180991
29 mei 2018
256 pagina's

Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

From the acclaimed author and engineer, an engaging and lively account of the surprising secret of great design

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.

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, child-resistant packaging for drugs, national constitutions, medical devices, the world's tallest skyscrapers, long-span bridges, and more. Stressing throughout that there is no surer road to eventual failure than modeling designs solely on past successes, he sheds new light on spectacular failures, from the destruction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940 and the space shuttle disasters of recent decades, to the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001.

Petroski also looks at the prehistoric and ancient roots of many modern designs. The historical record, especially as embodied in failures, reveals patterns of human social behavior that have implications for large structures like bridges and vast organizations like NASA. Success through Failure—which will fascinate anyone intrigued by design, including engineers, architects, and designers themselves—concludes by speculating on when we can expect the next major bridge failure to occur, and the kind of bridge most likely to be involved.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 29 mei 2018
Aantal pagina's: 256
Illustraties: Nee

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur: Henry Petroski
Tweede Auteur: Henry Petroski
Hoofduitgeverij: Princeton University Press

Vertaling

Originele titel: Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design

Overige kenmerken

Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 140 mm
Product lengte: 216 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 140 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 216 mm
Verpakking lengte: 216 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 260 g

EAN

EAN: 9780691180991

Je vindt dit artikel in

Categorieën: Technologie & Bouwkunde

Technisch ontwerp

Boeken
Taal: Engels
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?: Boek
Studieboek of algemeen: Algemene boeken

Reviews

Nog geen reviews

Hoe controleren en plaatsen wij reviews? Hoe controleren en plaatsen wij reviews?

Negatief, positief, neutraal: we zetten een review altijd online. We controleren wel eerst of ’ie voldoet aan onze reviewvoorwaarden en niet nep is. We controleren ook of ’ie is geschreven door iemand die het artikel heeft gekocht via bol.com en zetten dit er dan bij. De controles gebeuren automatisch, al kijken er soms mensen mee. Bol.com betaalt niet voor reviews. Als een reviewer door een andere partij is vergoed, staat dit in de review zelf.