born 1932
Henry Petroski is a renowned American engineer and author known for his work in the field of engineering design and failure analysis. He is a professor of civil engineering and history at Duke University and has written several influential books exploring the role of design and failure in everyday life, such as "To Engineer is Human" and "Design Paradigms."
Engineering or technology is the making of things that did not previously exist, whereas science is the discovering of things that have long existed.