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What engineers know and how they know it : analytical studies from aeronautical history
- Title
- What engineers know and how they know it : analytical studies from aeronautical history / Walter G. Vincenti.
- Author
- Vincenti, Walter G. (Walter Guido), 1917-2019
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | TL515 .V44 1990 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 326 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology ; [new. ser., no. 11]
- Uniform Title
- Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology ; new. ser., no. 11.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-318) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : Engineering as knowledge -- Design and the growth of knowledge : the Davis wing and the problem of airfoil design, 1908-1945 -- Establishment of design requirements : flying-quality specifications for American aircraft, 1918-1943 -- A theoretical tool for design : control-volume analysis, 1912-1953 -- Data for design : the air-propeller tests of W.F. Durand and E.P. Lesley, 1916-1926 -- Design and production : the innovation of flush riveting in American airplanes, 1930-1950 -- The anatomy of engineering design knowledge -- A variation-selection model for the growth of engineering knowledge.
- ISBN
- 0801839742
- 9780801839740
- 0801845882
- 9780801845888
- LCCN
- 89049003
- OCLC
- ocm20755341
- 20755341
- SCSB-1909011
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library