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
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 1993 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. Click for more in this series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology |
Additional Information |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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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