Confessions of a Future Engineer
Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University. He is the author of nine previous books.
"Petroski writes . . . with the observant eye of an engineer and
the imaginative heart of a novelist." –Los Angeles Times
"A fond but clear-eyed glance back at what it was like growing up
middle-class and upwardly striving in 1950s New York." –The New
York Times Book Review
"[Petroski] once again discovers mystery and magnificence in the
mundane. . . . By the end, we’re convinced that no metaphor for
life is more apt than a paper route." –Kirkus Reviews
"[A] pleasant trip though an America that has faded into history,
with a tour guide who shares with us both the eyes of a young boy
and the wisdom of a grown man." –Civil Engineering
"Petroski . . . can see the poetry in a bicycle." –The New York
Sun
"Petroski not only can put science in laymen's terms, but also can
do so without killing its magic." –The Christian Science
Monitor
"Petroski . . . asks us to see the extraordinary in the ordinary."
–Chicago Tribune
"Petroski . . . offers a charming account of adolescence in a much
different era." –Booklist
"[Petroski is] the poet laureate of engineering." –Rocky Mount
Telegram
"The book is a joy to read for anyone who enjoys a good story, not
just working on a challenging project." –CE News
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