- Published: 15 December 2005
- ISBN: 9781400032945
- Imprint: Knopf US
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $36.00
Pushing the Limits
New Adventures in Engineering
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- Published: 15 December 2005
- ISBN: 9781400032945
- Imprint: Knopf US
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $36.00
"A pleasure.... It is a measure of Mr. Petroski's skill and sensibility that his essays about structures made of steel and stone so frequently provide a sense of that large humanity, as well." --New York Sun
"Henry Petroski turns an expert eye on the technology--and economics and vanity--behind [building]. The most compelling chapters concern disasters, from the collapse to the World Trade Center to the whip-snapping death of the Tacoma Narrows bridge. These essays are elegantly written and consistently thought-provoking." --New Scientist