TY  - BOOK
AU  - Petroski,Henry
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - An engineer's alphabet: gleanings from the softer side of his profession 
AV  - T14 .P473 2011eb
U1  - 601 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - Technology
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2012; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarian is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdotes, facts, trivia, and arcana relating to the practice, history, culture, and traditions of his profession. The entries reflect decades of reading. writting, talking, and thinking about engineers and engineering, and range from brief essays to lists of great engineereing achievements. This work is organized alphabetically and more like a dictionary than an encyclopedia. It is not intended to be read from first page to last, but rather to be dipped into here and there as the mood strikes the reader. In time, it is hoped, this book should become the source to which readers go first when they encounter a vague or obscure reference to the softer side of engineering"--
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10520999
ER  -