To Engineer Is Human
The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story
You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.
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To Engineer Is Human
- The Role of Failure in Successful Design
- Written by: Henry Petroski
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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How did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s - the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How did an oversized waterlily inspire the...
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To Engineer Is Human
- The Role of Failure in Successful Design
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2018-03-27
- Language: English
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$20.92 or free with 30-day trial
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To Forgive Design
- Understanding Failure
- Written by: Henry Petroski
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyond design....
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To Forgive Design
- Understanding Failure
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 2014-05-12
- Language: English
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$22.67 or free with 30-day trial
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The Essential Engineer
- Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems
- Written by: Henry Petroski
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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From the acclaimed author of The Pencil and To Engineer Is Human, The Essential Engineer is an eye-opening exploration of the ways in which science and engineering must work together to address our world’s most pressing issues, from dealing with climate change and the prevention of natural...
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The Essential Engineer
- Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 2010-02-23
- Language: English
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$24.95 or free with 30-day trial
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The Book on the Bookshelf
- Written by: Henry Petroski
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage. Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski...
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The Book on the Bookshelf
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 2023-10-17
- Language: English
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$21.55 or free with 30-day trial
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Force
- What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
- Written by: Henry Petroski
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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An eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force Force explores how humans interact with the material world in the course of their everyday activities. This book for general audiences also considers the significance...
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$22.43 or free with 30-day trial
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