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# To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
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- Published: 2026-09-05T22:53:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-05T23:26:52.000Z
- Description: Henry Petroski, 1992
- Author: Meghan Walter
- Tags: Non-fiction, Reading

More than a series of fascinating case studies, To Engineer is Human is a work that looks at our deepest notions of progress and perfection, tracing the fine connection between the quantifiable realm of science and the chaotic realities of everyday life.

Henry Petroski · 1992 · 251 pages · [ISBN 0679734163](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/0679734163?ref=meghantheengineer.com)

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