To Forgive Design
2014-05-11T13:28:51-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzQ0XC8yMDE0MDUxMTEzMjk1NzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Henry Petroski talked about his book, To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure, in which he discusses the role of engineers in our society and why some designs eventually fail. In his book, Professor Petroski looks at headline-making failures like the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, and the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. This interview, part of Book TV’s College Series, took place at the Washington Duke Inn on the campus of Duke University.
Henry Petroski talked about his book, To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure, in which he discusses the role of engineers in our society a… read more
Henry Petroski talked about his book, To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure, in which he discusses the role of engineers in our society and why some designs eventually fail. In his book, Professor Petroski looks at headline-making failures like the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, and the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. This interview, part of Book TV’s College Series, took place at the Washington Duke Inn on the campus of Duke University. close
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