Bibliograph

What engineers know and how they know it, analytical studies from aeronautical history, Walter G. Vincenti

Type

Label

What engineers know and how they know it, analytical studies from aeronautical history, Walter G. Vincenti

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-318) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What engineers know and how they know it

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

20755341

Responsibility statement

Walter G. Vincenti

Series statement

Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology

Sub title

analytical studies from aeronautical history

Table Of 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

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