I’ve ogled {{To Engineer is Human}} by {{Henry Petroski}} for several years. So when I saw it at a local used book store for just a couple dollars, I snagged a copy.<\/p>\n
Along with some of his other works, such as {{The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance}}, I’ve found the titles interesting, and the back covers alluring.<\/p>\n
Sadly, while the\u00a0book<\/em> isn’t bad in and of itself, Petroski’s writing sounds like that of his profession – a professor. His style, while informative, carries the dryness associated with being in academia far too long.<\/p>\n Henry obviously knows a lot about engineering – but his delivery is too formal. Compared to works such as {{1421}} by {{Gavin Menzies}} (review<\/a>), {{To Engineer is Human}} sounds like a graduate thesis. Maybe that was the author’s goal – if it was, he accomplished it.<\/p>\n If it was to make something\u00a0normal<\/em> folks would like and want to read, I think he failed miserably.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve ogled {{To Engineer is Human}} by {{Henry Petroski}} for several years. So when I saw it at a local used book store for just a couple dollars, I snagged a copy. Along with some of his other works, such as {{The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance}}, I’ve found the titles interesting, and …
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