| Description |
viii, 242 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Paper clips and design -- Pencil points and analysis -- Zippers and development -- Aluminum cans and failure -- Facsimile and networks -- Airplanes and computers -- Water and society -- Bridges and politics -- Buildings and systems |
| Summary |
Engineering entails more than knowing the way things work. What do economics and ecology, aesthetics and ethics, have to do with the shape of a paper clip, the tab of a beverage can, the cabin design of a turbojet, or the course of a river? How do the idiosyncrasies of individual engineers, companies, and communities leave their mark on projects from Velcro to fax machines to waterworks? Invention by Design offers an insider's look at these political and cultural dimensions of design and development, production and construction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Engineering design -- Case studies.
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Engineering design -- Political aspects.
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Engineering design -- Social aspects.
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| LC no. |
96019227 |
| ISBN |
0674463676 |
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0674463684 |
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