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Henry Petroski
(2 Jun 1942 - )
American engineer and science historian who teaches in his field of civil and environmental engineering, and has written several popular books revealing the background, both success and failures, of the civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, and structural engineers, whom he regards as unsung heroes in history.
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Science Quotes by Henry Petroski (1)
No one wants to learn by mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art
— Henry Petroski
To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (1992), 62.
