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John H. Lienhard is a renowned American author known for his works in the history of engineering and science. His writings delve into the past, present, and future of engineering, profoundly influencing the public's understanding of the field.

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“To learn is to incur surprise-I mean really learning, not just refreshing our memory or adding a new fact. And to invent is to bestow surprise-I mean really inventing, not just innovating what others have done.”

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Book:How Invention Begins: Echoes of Old Voices in the Rise of New Machines

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“Five hundred years ago a person in error was a person searching for the truth.”

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Author:John H. Lienhard

“The trick, of course, is to lose one day and come back to win the next. But that is possible only when we draw healthy pleasure and confidence from our creative processes.”

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Book:The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture

Source: The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture

“If what we learn is no more than what we expect to learn, then we have learned nothing at all.”

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Book:The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture

Source: The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture

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Born: 1930
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and CultureRelated source material

How Invention Begins: Echoes of Old Voices in the Rise of New MachinesRelated source material

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