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An Engineer Imagines
Peter Rice · 1994
Both explore engineering & innovation
81% genome match
The evolution of useful things
Henry Petroski · 1992
Both explore design & engineering
77% genome match
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson · 2011
Both explore innovation & design
65% genome match
My inventions
Nikola Tesla · 1977
Both explore innovation & engineering
72% genome match
Clean Architecture
Robert C. Martin · 2017
Both explore design & engineering
67% genome match
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright · 1900
Both explore design & innovation
67% genome match
The Psychology of Everyday Things
Donald A. Norman · 1988
Both explore design
65% genome match
The Way Things Work
David Macaulay · 1988
Both explore engineering & innovation
66% genome match
Biomimicry
Janine M. Benyus · 1997
Both explore innovation & design
67% genome match
Pieces of the action
Vannevar Bush · 1970
Both explore innovation & engineering
69% genome match
Weaving the Web
Tim Berners-Lee · 1999
Both explore innovation
67% genome match
Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance · 2013
Both explore innovation
63% genome match
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