Henry Petroski
| Title: | Professor and Aleksandar S Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering |
| Office Location: | 121 Engineering Bldg |
| Office Phone: | (919) 660-5203 |
| Email Address: | petroski@duke.edu |
| Web Page: | http://www.aas.duke.edu/development/html_files/petroski.html |
Education
- PhD University of Illinois at Urbana, 1968
- MS University of Illinois at Urbana, 1964
- BME Manhattan College, 1963
Research Interests
Structural engineering; design; interrelationship between success and failure in design; nature of invention; history of engineering and technology
Teaching (Spring 2010):
- EGR 25L.001, INTRO STRUCT ENGINEERING
- EGR 25L.01L, INTRO STRUCT ENGINEERING
- EGR 49S.01, GREAT PROJECTS
- HISTORY 49S.05, GREAT PROJECTS
Recent Publications
Books- Henry Petroski, The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems (New York: Alfred A. Knopf., 2010).
- Henry Petroski, The Toothpick: Technology and Culture (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007).
- Henry Petroski, Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2006).
- Henry Petroski, Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering (New York: Vintage Books, 2005).
- Henry Petroski, Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design (New York: Vintage Books, 2004).