Discoverthesecretmethodusedtobuildtheworld...Formillennia,humanshaveusedonesimplemethodtosolveproblems.Whetherit’splantingcrops,buildingskyscrapers,developingphotographs,ordesigningthefirstmicrochip,allcreatorsfollowthesamestepstoengineerprogress.Butthispowerfulmethod,the“engineeringmethod“,isanallbuthiddenprocessthatfewofushaveheardof--letaloneunderstand--butthatinfluenceseveryaspectofourlives.BillHammack,aCarlSaganaward-winningprofessorofengineeringandviral“TheEngineerGuy“onYoutube,hasalifelongpassionforthethingswemake,andhowwemakethem.Now,forthefirsttime,herevealstheinvisiblemethodbehindeveryinventionandtakesusonawhirlwindtourofhowhumansbuilttheworldweknowtoday.Fromthegrandstonearchesofmedievalcathedralstothemundanemodernsodacan,Hammackexplainsthegoldenruleofthumbthatunderlieseverynewbuildingtechnique,everytechnologicaladvancement,andeverycreativesolutionthatleadsusonestepclosertoabetter,morefunctionalworld.Spanningcenturiesandcultures,Hammackoffersafascinatingperspectiveonhowhumansengineersolutionsinaworldfullofproblems.PerfectforreadersofAdamGrantandSimonWinchester,TheThingsWeMakeisacaptivatingexaminationofthemethodthatkeepspushinghumanityforward,aspotlightontheachievementsofthepast,andacelebrationofthepotentialofourfuturethatwillchangethewayweseetheworldaroundus.
