Pushing the Limits
by Petroski, Henry
Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. The author of eleven previous books, he lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First edition. First edition stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good. No dust jacket.. xii, 288, 2] p. Illustrations. Acknowledgements and Bibliography. List of Illustrations and Credits. Index. The Bard of Engineering--author of the critically acclaimed "The Evolution of Useful Things" and "The Pencil"--turns his strikingly observant eye from small everyday objects… Read more about this item Item Price
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