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kleinbl00  ·  3865 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Fifty-Nine-Story Crisis

Petrowski is a hero. If you haven't read his books, you oughtta. I'd start with "the evolution of ordinary things."





wasoxygen  ·  3864 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I agree, while I found Engineers of Dreams more grand, he is best when doing his version of "How It's Made" for paperclips and pencils.

The New Science of Strong Materials was an unexpectedly fascinating book in the genre, discovered on an old Top Ten List.