Applied Minds: How Engineers Think

Download or read book Applied Minds: How Engineers Think written by Guru Madhavan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Engineers are titans of real-world problem-solving. . . . In this riveting study of how they think, [Guru Madhavan] puts behind-the-scenes geniuses . . . center stage.”—Nature In this engaging account of innovative triumphs, Guru Madhavan examines the ways in which engineers throughout history created world-changing tools, from ATMs and ZIP codes to the digital camera and the disposable diaper. Equal parts personal, practical, and profound, Applied Minds charts a path to a future where we borrow strategies from engineering to find inspired solutions to our most pressing challenges.