Del 11 - Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology

What Engineers Know and How They Know It

Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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To solve their design problems engineers draw in a vast body of knowledge about how things work. This problem-solving knowledge may appear mundane or derivative from science, but in What Engineers Know and How They Know It Walter G. Vincenti shows how sophisticated and "internal" to engineering it really is-and how seemingly simple design requirements can have complex intellectual implications. Examining previously unstudied historical cases, Vincenti shows how engineering knowledge is obtained and, in the book's concluding chapters, presents a model to help explain the growth of such knowledge.

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Utgivningsdatum1993-03-29
Mått152 x 228 x 20 mm
Vikt500 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieJohns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Antal sidor336
FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN9780801845888

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Preface and Acknowledgments1. Introduction: Engineering As Knowledge2. Design and the Growth of Knowledge: The David Wing and the Problem of Airfoil Design, 1980-19453. Establishment of Design Requirements: Flying-Quality Specifications for American Aircraft, 1918-19434. A Theoretical Tool for Design: Control-Volume Analysis, 1912-19535. Data for Design: The Aur Propeller Test of W.F. Durand and E.P. Lesley, 1916-19266. Design and Production: The Innovation of Flush Riveting in American Airplanes, 1930-19507. The Anatomy of Engineering Design Knowledge8. A Variation-Selection Model for the Growth of Engineering KnowledgeNotesIndex

'Must' reading for all thoughtful engineers and historians of technology, and even for those physical scientists who wonder why engineers frequently act and think differently than do basic scientists. American Scientist The biggest contribution of Vincenti's splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer. Technology Review The biggest contribution of Vincenti's splendidly crafted book may well be that it offers us a believably human image of the engineer. Techology Review