The engineer no less than the poet sees the faults in his creations, and he learns more from his mistakes and those of others than he does from all the masterpieces created by himself and his peers.


To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (p. 82), St. Martin's Press. 1985

Henry Petroski Quotes

The engineer no less than the poet sees the faults in his creations, and he learns more from his mistakes and those of others than he does from all...

The engineer no less than the poet sees the faults in his creations, and he learns more from his mistakes and those of others than he does from all...

The engineer no less than the poet sees the faults in his creations, and he learns more from his mistakes and those of others than he does from all...

The engineer no less than the poet sees the faults in his creations, and he learns more from his mistakes and those of others than he does from all...