"A failed structure provides a counterexample to a……" — Henry Petroski

"A failed structure provides a counterexample to a hypothesis and shows us incontrovertibly what cannot be done, while a structure that stands without incident often conceals whatever lessons or caveats it might hold for the next generation of engineers."

Henry Petroski

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