The invisible method : how to build a cathedral without mathematics, science, or a yardstick -- Best : the Vitruvian man, kodachrome, and the constant search for better -- Uncertainty : the art of the unknown and how engineers use it to create solutions -- Resources : from Mesopotamia to the Islamic empire to space--how materials, energy, and knowledge shape everything -- Engineering mindset : the three key strategies that created a ceramic masterpiece (and every other innovation) -- Science : the gold standard for rules of thumb -- Mathematics : how engineers offend mathematicians to predict the future -- Invention : the myth of the lone inventor and the race to light the world -- Conclusion: What the microwave oven teaches us about innovation, technology, and how the engineering method can save the world.
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