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History of Engineering and Technology: Artful Methods

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Although Mr. Garrison's text seems to be well-researched, it does not reflect the quality of workmanship one would expect of someone with his credentials. It reads more like a printed collection of notes intended to be used in preparation of a book than the intended finished product, especially the 2nd Edition of a prior publication.

While appearing to be well-researched, the text is filled with grammatical and stylistic errors such as incomplete sentences, improper punctuation, mixed metaphors, incoherent mixing of units of measure, unknown or undefined abbreviations, non sequiturs, and a host of other errors that would support several weeks of discussion in a college expository or technical writing course.

While I found the book generally informative, the frequency and nature of the stylistic problems makes for somewhat disjointed reading, and calls into question the quality of the underlying research. I would strongly suggest the publisher employ an editor, or at least a proofreader, and begin a 3rd Edition of this work. In its present form this edition is not a worthwhile addition to any serious engineering or history library, in my opinion.