Henry Petroski

35 books

The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski

The Book on the Bookshelf

Henry Petroski

306 pages • 1999

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession by Henry Petroski

An Engineer's Alphabet: Gleanings from the Softer Side of a Profession

Henry Petroski

360 pages • hardcover

nonfiction art philosophy technology informative reflective medium-paced
Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America by Henry Petroski, Edward Kastenmeier

Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America

Henry Petroski, Edward Kastenmeier

496 pages • 1995

nonfiction history science informative inspiring slow-paced
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems by Henry Petroski

The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems

Henry Petroski

8 hours, 43 minutes • audio • 2010

nonfiction science technology challenging informative slow-paced
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are. by Henry Petroski

The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are.

Henry Petroski

288 pages • paperback • 1994

nonfiction design history science challenging informative slow-paced
Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop by Henry Petroski

Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop

Henry Petroski

328 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction science technology informative lighthearted medium-paced
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski

Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing

Henry Petroski

256 pages • 1996

nonfiction design science informative medium-paced
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski

The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

Henry Petroski

434 pages • 1992

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering by Henry Petroski

Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering

Henry Petroski

306 pages • 2004

nonfiction design science informative reflective medium-paced
Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering by Henry Petroski

Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering

Henry Petroski

256 pages • 1997

nonfiction history science informative inspiring slow-paced