What Engineers Know and How They Know It
豆瓣
Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)
Walter G. Vincenti
简介
"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." "Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology." Merritt Roe Smith, Series Editor.
contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Engineering As Knowledge
2. Design and the Growth of Knowledge: The David Wing and the Problem of Airfoil Design, 1980-1945
3. Establishment of Design Requirements: Flying-Quality Specifications for American Aircraft, 1918-1943
4. A Theoretical Tool for Design: Control-Volume Analysis, 1912-1953
5. Data for Design: The Aur Propeller Test of W.F. Durand and E.P. Lesley, 1916-1926
6. Design and Production: The Innovation of Flush Riveting in American Airplanes, 1930-1950
7. The Anatomy of Engineering Design Knowledge
8. A Variation-Selection Model for the Growth of Engineering Knowledge
Notes
Index
