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Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this compelling and wide-ranging look at the essence of invention, distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski argues that, time and again, we have built success on the back of failure--not through easy imitation of success. Success through Failure shows us that making something better--by carefully anti
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Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- Petroski, Henry
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691136424
- Category
- engineering
- Subjects
- Engineering, History, Technology & Engineering
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
Other editions & translations
- Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design (Princeton Science Library Book 59) (2018)
- Success Through Failure : the Paradox of Design : with a New Preface by the Author (2018)
- Success Through Failure [Electronic Resource]: the Paradox of Design (2006)
- Success Through Failure : The Paradox of Design (2006)
- Success Through Failure : The Paradox of Design (2005)
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