Petroski, Henry. <br/><br/>
Invention by design :  how engineers get from thought to thing / 
Henry Petroski. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Harvard University Press,  1999, c1996. 
 - viii, 242 p.   ill. ;   23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Reprint. Originally published: 1996. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. 
<br/><br/> Presents case studies of inventions by engineers, explaining how they resolve technical difficulties, and how they make their inventions socially acceptable and economically feasible. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0674463684 (pbk.) 9780674463684 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Engineering design--Social aspects.<br/>Engineering design--Political aspects.<br/>Engineering design--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA174  / .P4735 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620/.0042