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Physics

Engineering

• Terry Bristol's thoughts on the epistemology of engineering and design
• Area between curves in phase space = Work. Heat cycle. Carnot diagram.
• Engine - cyclic, dynamic equilibrium.
• Andrew Morris about John Smeaton and water wheels
• IDEO. Design is a biological form that survives. Design a supportive environment.
• Warren Berger. A More Beautiful Question. A practical Why / What If / How system of inquiry. IDEO.
  • Why are we doing it this way?
  • What if we did it that way?
  • How would you attempt it?
• Recursively enabling.
• How China Got Rich
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Engineers_Know_and_How_They_Know_It Walter Vincenti. Epistemology of engineering. Relate this to Michael Polanyi, consider it as a sociology of aviation engineering. And also as a study of evolution, the variation-selection model. Use it to sketch out an epistemology of engineering. And consider how that would relate to evolution of the laws of physics, perhaps by a Creator. https://archive.org/details/whatengineerskno0000vinc