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The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture - Softcover

Lienhard, John H.

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9780195167313: The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture
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ISBN 10: 0195167317 ISBN 13: 9780195167313
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book explores the nature of creativity in engineering and technology, and how it relates to creativity in art or science. Lienhard has for ten years done a twice-weekly radio show, carried on about 35 NPR stations, consisting of 3-minute essays on technology. He uses the substance of selected segments of his radio program to create a continuous narrative presenting his insights on technological creativity. This book has the same title as his radio program, to further draw the attention of his one million listeners.

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About the Author

John Lienhard is the M.D. Anderson Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston. He is the author and host of "The Engines of Our Ingenuity," a daily radio essay on the history of creativity and invention, heard on many public radio stations. He is also the author of Inventing Modern: Growing up with X-Rays, Skyscrapers, and Tailfins. He lives in Houston, Texas.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195167317
ISBN 13 
9780195167313
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
262
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