Applied Minds
How Engineers Think

Meh! It probably deserves 2.5 stars, but the whole affair just felt kind of wishy-washy— a mix of introducing lay-engineering terminology, and anecdotal narratives. I'd give it a 3-star rating, were it not for the fact that the author commits what, in my mind, is a cardinal sin. It's not PIN numb......more

Guru Madhavan is the sort of writer that promises much and delivers on little. Although the examples themselves may be interesting, he goes into so little detail on how the engineering mindset was used in each one that there is almost no point in talking about the example at all. This book is little......more

This is a gem. Madhavan shares the essence of an engineer's approach and predisposition to creating solutions, but what makes this even more worthwhile is he points out examples of how those abilities can be adopted and applied in many disciplines. As a software engineer, I thought it was well balanc......more

It has interesting case studies like the development of google maps, burj khalifa, cleaning of Ganga river etc. It does have good suggestions for engineers, e.g. engineers naturally tend to focus first on the product and then on its users. For an anthropologist, it’s the exact reverse: people come f......more

Letto dal punto di vista di una fisica, ero alla ricerca di spunti per degradare gli ingegneri e in effetti ce ne sono molti, anche se devo ammettere che alcuni meritano una certa riconoscenza. Il libro si sviluppa come una serie di episodi chiave per la storia dell'applicaizone dell'ingegneria, seg......more