
Books

The Essential Engineer
Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems
2010

Invention by Design
How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
1996

To Forgive Design
Understanding Failure
2012

Success through Failure
The Paradox of Design
2006

Force
What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
2022

Pushing the Limits
New Adventures in Engineering
2004

The Book on the Bookshelf
1999

The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors
A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship
2014

Design Paradigms
Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering
1731

Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
1995

Small Things Considered
Why There Is No Perfect Design
2003

To Engineer Is Human
The Role of Failure in Successful Design
1985

Paperboy
Confessions of a Future Engineer
2002

The Pencil
A History of Design and Circumstance
1992

Remaking the World
Adventures in Engineering
1997

The Road Taken
The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
2016

The Evolution of Useful Things
How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
1994

The Toothpick
Technology and Culture
2007