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What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Vincenti, Walter G. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0801845882     ISBN-13: 9780801845888
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
OUR PRICE: $30.40  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1993
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Annotation: Examining previously unstudied historical cases, Vincenti shows how engineering knowledge is obtained and, in the book's concluding chapters, presents a model to help explain the growth of such knowledge.

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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Transportation | Aviation - History
- Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general)
Dewey: 629.130
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.92" W x 9.22" L (1.06 lbs) 336 pages
 
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To solve their design problems engineers draw in a vast body of knowledge about how things work. This problem-solving knowledge may appear mundane or derivative from science, but in What Engineers Know and How They Know It Walter G. Vincenti shows how sophisticated and "internal" to engineering it really is-and how seemingly simple design requirements can have complex intellectual implications. Examining previously unstudied historical cases, Vincenti shows how engineering knowledge is obtained and, in the book's concluding chapters, presents a model to help explain the growth of such knowledge.
 
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