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Flying Buttresses, Entropy, and O-Rings: The World of an Engineer

by James L Adams

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In these witty and engrossing pages, Adams demonstrates that engineering actually can be as divine an occupation as the clergy and as soulful as an aria...Adams' literary tour is the next best thing to visiting a hands-on engineering exhibit.

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Adams has covered his subject well, and his book would make excellent reading for young people contemplating a career in engineering...[It is] well organized, well written and often amusing, with some very shrewd observations...[The author] deserves our thanks for an interesting and valuable book.

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This text was written to provide a general audience with access to the subjects of engineering and technology. It is a superb book...Discussions of the Challengertragedy, the balcony collapse at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, a DC-10 crash...and other technical topics make the book readable, convincing, and enjoyable.

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In this engaging book, the author of Conceptual Blockbustingintroduces the world of engineering, from the origins of problems to design and invention; mathematics; science and research; development, testing and failure; manufacturing; money and business; and regulation.
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About the Author

James L. Adamsis a Professor in the Department of Values, Technology, Science and Society, <>Stanford University.
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Table of Contents

Introduction

1. A Brief History of Technology
The Underpinnings

2. Beyond the Calculator
The Complexity of Engineering

3. The Origin of Problems
The Pushes and Pulls

4. Design and Invention
The Concept

5. Mathematics
The Numerical Mystique

6. Science and Research
The Basics

7. Development, Test, and Failure
The Proof of the Pudding

8. Manufacturing and Assembly
The Critical Art

9. Money and Business
The Grease

10. Regulation
The Painful Inevitability

11. Thinking Technology
The Challenge for the Future

Sources and Suggested Readings

Acknowledgments

Illustration Credits

Index

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ISBN:
9780674306899
Subtitle:
The World of an Engineer
Author:
Adams, James L.
Author:
Adams, James
Author:
Adams, James L.
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Subject:
General
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Engineering - General
Subject:
Engineering
Subject:
Scientists
Subject:
Autobiography
Subject:
Engineers
Copyright:
1991
Publication Date:
April 1993
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
29 halftones; 31 line illustrations; 11
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
9.13x7.33x.77 in. 1.13 lbs.
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