Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thing/dp/0674463684/ h

Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski: http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thing/dp/0674463684/ http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Design-Engineers-Thought-Thi... Previously, I've read his book Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Paradigms-Histories-Judgment-Engineering/dp/0521466490/ http://www.amazon.com/Design-Paradigms-Histories-Judgment-En... I can't speak on the former yet, but the latter is excellent, and provides a framework for analyzing failures in engineering judgment (regardless of whether you're talking about bridges or software). I've also been working through The Little Schemer.