Summer weather is upon us.  Finally!  Henry Petroski recommends the following engineering titles in his ASEE Prism Refractions column “Reading for Pleasure”

http://www.asee-prism.org/refractions-jan/ (Jan 2014).

 

Check these out from the library!

Engineering Stories: Realistic Fiction in STEM by Kenneth Hardman – Olin PS509.E55 H33 2013

The Ghost in the Eiffel Tower by Olivier Bleys – Olin PQ2662.L45 F3613 2004

Existential Pleasures of Engineering by Samuel Florman – Uris T14 .F63 1994

Good Guys, Wiseguys and Putting Up Buildings: A Life in Construction by Samuel Florman Uris TH140.F59 A3 2012

Short, Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the birth of the Modern Lighthouse by Theresa Levitt  – Uris VK1015 .L48 2013

Lost Secrets of Maya Technology by James O’Kon (archaeo-engineer) – Olin F1435.3.S32 O46 2012

The Jackhammer Elegies by Stefan Jaeger – Olin PS3560.A2981 J3 2012