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The space shuttle was designed, at least in part, to broaden our knowledge of the universe. To scientists, the vehicle was a tool; to engineers,…

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The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the…
Engineers are not superhuman. They make mistakes in their assumptions, in their calculations, in their conclusions. That they make mistakes is forgivable;…
Any design, whether its for a ship or an airplane, must be done in anticipation of potential failures.
I emphasize that virtually every engineering calculation is ultimately a failure calculation, because without a failure criterion against which to measure the…
All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it…
What is commonly overlooked in using the computer is the fact that the central goal of design is still to obviate failure,…
A failed structure provides a counterexample to a hypothesis and shows us incontrovertibly what cannot be done, while a structure that stands…
Case studies of failure should be made a part of the vocabulary of every engineer so that he or she can recall…
There's so much written about the Titanic, and it's hard to separate what's fact and what's fiction. My understanding is that the…
No one wants to learn from mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art.
The paradox is that when we model future designs on past successes, we are inviting failure down the line; when we take…
I have always been fascinated by the way things work and how they came to take the form that they did. Writing…

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Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation… — Marcus Aurelius
You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are… — Ethel Barrymore
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Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds. — Lord Chesterfield
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One of the most important tasks is to broaden the energy supply ... Energy determines today international security and social as well… — Vladimir Putin
When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all… — Colin Powell
Gracias, danke, merci - whatever language is spoken, "thank you" frequently expressed will cheer your spirit, broaden your friendships, and lift your… — Thomas S. Monson
Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us. — Robert Redford
If there is a book that the script came from you have to read it, you have to see what you can… — Miranda Otto
Here I am, back in Mecca. I am still traveling, trying to broaden my mind, for I've seen too much of the… — Malcolm X
Friends broaden our horizons. They serve as new models with whom we can identify. They allow us to be ourselves-and accept us… — Judith Viorst

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