What Engineers Know and How They Know It
Author | : Walter G. Vincenti |
Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1993-02-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801845882 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801845888 |
Rating | : 4/5 (888 Downloads) |
Download or read book What Engineers Know and How They Know It written by Walter G. Vincenti and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To solve their design problems, engineers draw on a vast body of knowledge about how things work. Examining previously unstudied historical cases, this author shows how engineering knowledge is obtained and presents a model to help explain the growth of such knowledge.