Henry Petroski, a longtime professor at Duke University who seamlessly intertwined loves of engineering, history and writing, died June 14. He was 81. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Park ...

He wrote extensively about the design of buildings and bridges and how they failed. He also examined the history of commonplace objects like the pencil. By Richard Sandomir Henry Petroski, who ...

THOUGH there are many biographies of engineers and historical works in various branches of engineering, no attempt appears to have been made to write a general history of engineering. The reasons for ...

Ella Podmore has carved out a crucial position as a materials engineer at one of the world’s best and most innovative car ...