Engineering and the mind's eye
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Engineering and the mind's eye (1992) is a book by Eugene S. Ferguson, an eminent engineer and historian of science. It was published by MIT press.
[edit] Summary of Book
The book comprises 7 chapters and two additional sections on notes about the text and its figures. Chapter 1 is about The Nature of Engineering Design. Chapter 2 The Mind's Eye. Chapter 3 Origins of Modern Engineering. Chapter 4 The Tools of Visualization. Chapter 5 The Development and Dissemenation of Engineering Knowledge. Chapter 6 The Making of an Engineer. Chapter 7 the Gap between Promise and Performance.