Henry Petroski

Henry Petroski (Nova Iorque, 6 de fevereiro de 1942 – 14 de junho de 2023) foi um engenheiro estadunidense especializado em análise de falha. Foi professor de engenharia civil e história na Universidade Duke.[1]

Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski
Nascimento 6 de fevereiro de 1942
Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, Estados Unidos
Morte 14 de junho de 2023 (81 anos)
Durham, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos
Nacionalidade norte-americano
Alma mater Universidade de Illinois em Urbana-Champaign
Prêmios Prêmio Washington (2006)
Campo(s) Engenharia

Obras publicadas
Livros
  • To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (1985), ISBN 978-0-679-73416-1
  • Beyond Engineering: Essays and Other Attempts to Figure without Equations (1986), ISBN 978-0-312-07785-3
  • The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance (1990), ISBN 978-0-679-73415-4
  • The Evolution of Useful Things (1992), ISBN 978-0-679-74039-1
  • Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering (1994), ISBN 978-0-521-46649-3
  • Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and The Spanning of America (1995), ISBN 978-0-679-76021-4
  • Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing (1996), ISBN 978-0-674-46368-4
  • Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering (1997), ISBN 978-0-375-70024-8
  • The Book on the Bookshelf (1999), ISBN 978-0-375-70639-4
  • Paperboy: Confessions of a Future engineer (2002), ISBN 978-0-375-71898-4
  • Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design (2003), ISBN 978-1-4000-3293-8
  • Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering (2004), ISBN 978-1-4000-3294-5
  • Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design. (2006), ISBN 978-0-691-13642-4
  • The Toothpick: Technology and Culture. (2007), ISBN 978-0-307-27943-9
  • The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems. (2010), ISBN 978-0-307-27245-4
  • The Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession. (2011), ISBN 978-1-107-01506-7
  • To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure. (2012), ISBN 978-0-674-06584-0
  • The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship. (2014), ISBN 978-0-393-24204-1

Prêmios e honrarias

Referências
  1. «'America's poet laureate of technology' Duke professor Henry Petroski dies at 81» (em inglês). Consultado em 15 de junho de 2023
  2. «Petroski Honored for Making Engineering Understandable». Consultado em 4 de maio de 2007
  3. «Washington Award». Consultado em 4 de maio de 2007. Arquivado do original em 12 de fevereiro de 2009
  4. «Petroski Honored With the 2014 John P. McGovern Award for Science». blogs.asce.org
  5. «John P. McGovern Award & Recipients». www.cosmosclubfoundation.org. Consultado em 16 de junho de 2023

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