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Crossing the Valley of Death

Henry Petroski
Journal: Mechanical Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Select Article
Mechanical Engineering. December 2017, 139(12): 27–29.
Paper No: ME-17-DEC1
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2017-Dec-1
Published Online: December 1, 2017
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Topics: Engineers, Inventions, Automobiles, Failure
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The Lines on the Road: Infrastructure in Perspective

Henry Petroski
Journal: Mechanical Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Select Article
Mechanical Engineering. February 2016, 138(02): 42–47.
Paper No: ME-16-FEB3
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2016-Feb-3
Published Online: February 1, 2016
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Topics: Highways, Roads, Pavement, Transportation systems
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Things Happen

Henry Petroski
Journal: Mechanical Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Select Article
Mechanical Engineering. March 2012, 134(03): 38–41.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2012-MAR-3
Published Online: March 1, 2012
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Topics: Construction, Design, Failure, Risk, Space vehicles, Accidents, Engineers, Collapse, Teams
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Engineering Spelled Out

Henry Petroski
Journal: Mechanical Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Select Article
Mechanical Engineering. November 2011, 133(11): 46–49.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2011-NOV-4
Published Online: November 1, 2011
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Topics: Engineering standards, Engineers, Mechanical engineering, Mechanical engineers, Reflection, Civil engineering, Civil engineers, Bridges (Structures), Engineering associations, Locomotives
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The Quest for a Better World

Henry Petroski
Journal: Mechanical Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Select Article
Mechanical Engineering. December 2000, 122(12): 46–51.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2000-DEC-2
Published Online: December 1, 2000
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Topics: Air conditioning, Aircraft, Automobiles, Engineers, Mechanical engineering, Ice, Flight, Refrigeration
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The Distance We've Come

Henry Petroski
Journal: Mechanical Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Select Article
Mechanical Engineering. January 2000, 122(01): 48–53.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2000-JAN-2
Published Online: January 1, 2000
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Topics: Air conditioning, Air travel, Ash, Diseases, Engineers, Errors, Flight, Ice, Manufacturing, Mechanical engineering
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Is Applied Mechanics a Mature Field?

Henry Petroski, Sammy Kayello
Journal: Applied Mechanics Reviews
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Letters To The Editor
Appl. Mech. Rev. March 1987, 40(3): 307.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3149531
Published Online: March 1, 1987
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Topics: Engineering mechanics
Journal Articles

To Engineer is Human

Henry Petroski, Author, W. Brent Hall, Reviewer
Journal: Journal of Vibration and Acoustics
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Book Reviews
J. Vib. Acoust. January 1987, 109(1): 123–124.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3269384
Published Online: January 1, 1987
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Topics: Engineers
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The Engineer Is Human

Henry Petroski, Author, H. Petroski, Reviewer
Journal: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Book Reviews
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. May 1986, 108(2): 245.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3264777
Published Online: May 1, 1986
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Topics: Engineers