| Preface | xi |
| Acknowledgments | xiii |
| 1 The Nature of Engineering Design | 1 |
| 2 The Mind's Eye | 41 |
| 3 Origins of Modern Engineering | 60 |
| 4 The Tools of Visualization | 75 |
| 5 The Development and Dissemination of Engineering Knowledge | 114 |
| 6 The Making of an Engineer | 153 |
| 7 The Gap between Promise and Performance | 169 |
| Notes to Text | 195 |
| Notes to Figures | 229 |
| Index | 235 |