Success through failure henry petroski biography
Success through failure henry petroski biography...
Henry Petroski
American engineer (–)
Henry Petroski | |
|---|---|
| Born | ()February 6, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, () (aged&#;81) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma&#;mater | Manhattan College (B.S., ) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D. Henry petroski to engineer is humanin Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, ) |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, professor and author |
| Spouse | Catherine Petroski |
| Children | Karen Petroski, Stephen Petroski |
| Parent(s) | Henry and Victoria Petroski |
Henry Petroski (February 6, – June 14, ) was an American engineer specializing in failure analysis.
A professor both of civil engineering and history at Duke University, he was also a prolific author. Petroski wrote over a dozen books – beginning with To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design () and including a number of titles detailing the industrial design history of common, everyday objects, such as pencils, paper clips, toothpicks, and silverware.
His first book was made into the fi