Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop

An eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force



Force explores how humans interact with the material world in the course of their everyday activities. This book for general audiences also considers the significance of force in shaping societies and cultures.



Celebrated author Henry Petroski delves into the ongoing physical interaction between people and things that enables them to stay put or causes them to mov...