One of the best general Engineering books I've read is 'Design Paradigms'. It's an excellent book about the importance of understanding failures in Engineering. The author is Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University, so all the examples…
…of all the big engineering catastrophes, maybe even most of them. For everyone interested in similar case studies, and in reliability from a wide engineering perspective, I strongly recommend the book "Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering" by Henry Petroski.
亨利·佩特罗斯基的《造物有道：工程师如何将巧思化为现实》（Invention by Design）：http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thi... 之前我读过他的《设计范式：工程中的错误与判断案例史》：http://www.amazon.com/Design-Paradigms-Histories-Judgment-En... 前一本我还没发言权，但后一本确实精彩绝伦，它提供了一个框架……
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thi... Previously, I've read his book Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Paradigms-Histories-Judgment-En... I can't speak on the former yet, but the latter is excellent, and provides a framework…
…engineering failure) I recommend to engineers of all stripes that they go read the works of Henry Petroski. In particular: - To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (1985) [1] - Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering (1994) [2] and - Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and The Spanning of America (1995) [3] He also wrote a salient op-ed after the 2007…
我读过最好的通用工程类书籍之一是《设计范式》（Design Paradigms）。关于在工程中理解失败的重要性，这是一本极佳的著作。作者是杜克大学的土木工程教授兼历史学教授，所以所有的案例……
One of the best general Engineering books I've read is 'Design Paradigms'. It's an excellent book about the importance of understanding failures in Engineering. The author is Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University, so all the examples…
……几乎所有的重大工程灾难，甚至可能是绝大多数。对类似案例研究感兴趣、以及想从宏观工程视角了解可靠性的人，我强烈推荐亨利·佩特罗斯基（Henry Petroski）的书《设计范式：工程中的错误与判断案例史》。
…of all the big engineering catastrophes, maybe even most of them. For everyone interested in similar case studies, and in reliability from a wide engineering perspective, I strongly recommend the book "Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering" by Henry Petroski.
亨利·佩特罗斯基的《造物有道：工程师如何将巧思化为现实》（Invention by Design）：http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thi... 之前我读过他的《设计范式：工程中的错误与判断案例史》：http://www.amazon.com/Design-Paradigms-Histories-Judgment-En... 前一本我还没发言权，但后一本确实精彩绝伦，它提供了一个框架……
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thi... Previously, I've read his book Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Paradigms-Histories-Judgment-En... I can't speak on the former yet, but the latter is excellent, and provides a framework…
……工程事故），我建议各行各业的工程师都去读读亨利·佩特罗斯基的著作。尤其是：- 《工程师的失误：从失败中汲取成功的设计》（1985）[1] - 《设计范式：工程中的错误与判断案例史》（1994）[2] 以及 - 《梦想的工程师：伟大的桥梁建造者与美国的跨越》（1995）[3] 他在 2007 年之后还写过一篇鞭辟入里的专栏文章……
…engineering failure) I recommend to engineers of all stripes that they go read the works of Henry Petroski. In particular: - To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (1985) [1] - Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering (1994) [2] and - Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and The Spanning of America (1995) [3] He also wrote a salient op-ed after the 2007…