Invention by design

Description:

This book explores the nature of engineering and technology through case studies of familiar objects, from paper clips and aluminum cans to airplanes and modern high-rise buildings. These real-world artifacts (some of which I have written about before) are approached here from a perspective designed to illuminate different facets of the engineering enterprise -- design, analysis, failure, economics, aesthetics, communications, politics, and quality control, to name but a few. The case studies also touch on a variety of engineering fields, including aeronautical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, manufacturing, mechanical, and structural engineering. - Preface.

subjects: Engineering design,  Political aspects of Engineering design,  Case studies,  Social aspects of Engineering design,  Social aspects,  Political aspects,  Inventions,  Case Reports,  Angewandte Kunst,  Entwurf,  Gerät,  Kunst,  Politik,  Sozialer Wandel,  Technik,  Ästhetik,  Fallstudiensammlung,  Uitvindingen,  Engenharia (projeto),  Conception technique,  Design