Armour College of Engineering Book Award Program
We are pleased to announce the annual Armour College of Engineering Book award for the 2009-10 academic year which is intended to celebrate the efforts of Project Lead the Way faculty and students. The book award will be presented to an outstanding 11th or 12th grade student with an interest in the field of engineering.
Information about this program has been included in this letter (PDF), which was mailed to Project Lead the Way faculty.
This year, the faculty of Armour College of Engineering has picked the classic, To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski:
| 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 magnificent Crystal Palace, the crowning achievement of Victorian architecture and engineering? These are some of the failures and successes that Henry Petroski, author of the acclaimed The Pencil, examines in this engaging, wonderfully literate book. More than a series of fascinating case studies, To Engineer Is Human is a work that looks at our deepest notions of progress and perfection, tracing the fine connection between the quantifiable realm of science and the chaotic realities of everyday life. |  |
Once you have selected a recipient of the book award, please fully complete and submit the form below.
