Henry Petroski
1942 - 2023
General Information
Bio
(1942-2023) Engineer, professor, author. Henry Petroski was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Durham, North Carolina.
Full Name
Henry Petroski
Locations
Queens
Author's Timeline
1940
RESIDENCE
Growing up in the 1940s and 50s, Mr. Petroski lived in Brooklyn, New York, and Queens, New York.
1942
BIRTH
Henry Petroski was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 6, 1942.
1963
OTHER
Mr. Petroski received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Manhattan College in the Bronx, New York, in 1963.
1985
LITWORK
To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
St. Martin's Press
0312806809 / 978-0312806804
Nonfiction.
St. Martin's Press
0312806809 / 978-0312806804
Nonfiction.
1990
LITWORK
The Pencil: A History Of Design And Circumstance
Knopf
0394574222 / 978-0394574226
Nonfiction.
Knopf
0394574222 / 978-0394574226
Nonfiction.
1992
LITWORK
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers -Came to Be as They Are
Knopf
0679412263 / 978-0679412267
Nonfiction.
Knopf
0679412263 / 978-0679412267
Nonfiction.
1996
LITWORK
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
Harvard University Press
0674463676 / 978-0674463677
Nonfiction.
Harvard University Press
0674463676 / 978-0674463677
Nonfiction.
2003
LITWORK
Small Things Considered: Why There is No Perfect Design
Knopf
1400040507 / 978-1400040506
Nonfiction.
Knopf
1400040507 / 978-1400040506
Nonfiction.
2006
LITWORK
Success Through Failure: The Paradox of Design
Princeton University Press
0691122253 / 978-0691122250
Nonfiction.
Princeton University Press
0691122253 / 978-0691122250
Nonfiction.
2007
LITWORK
The Toothpick: Technology and Culture
Knopf
0307266362 / 978-0307266361
Nonfiction.
Knopf
0307266362 / 978-0307266361
Nonfiction.
2012
LITWORK
To Forgive Design: Understanding Failure
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
0674065840 / 978-0674065840
Nonfiction.
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
0674065840 / 978-0674065840
Nonfiction.
2014
LITWORK
The House With Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship
W. W. Norton & Company
0393242048 / 978-0393242041
Nonfiction.
W. W. Norton & Company
0393242048 / 978-0393242041
Nonfiction.
2022
LITWORK
Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
Yale University Press
0300260792 / 978-0300260793
Nonfiction.
Yale University Press
0300260792 / 978-0300260793
Nonfiction.
2023
DEATH
Henry Petroski died in hospice care in Durham, North Carolina, on June 14, 2023.
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