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Ask HN: Good books on philosophy of engineering?

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I am a software engineer by passion. I love computers, I am curious. I love to learn new things / concepts. I love to see the beauty in existing concepts being applied in completely unexpected ways, which makes you wonder that every boring thing has myriad of variations which are not obvious.

Through my college education & industry experience & curiosity, I have learned a lot. But, even after trying to search about books on the philosophy of engineering or the art / craft of engineering - I have fallen short.

I would love to hear what books / and projects that you have seen that have inspired you as an engineer & have provided you with your own philosophy of engineering.

I am talking about general "engineering" here, not just specifically "software engineering".

Requesting the universe to enlighten me :)

Re: Ask HN: Good books on philosophy of engineering?

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Probably not what you are asking for but thought they might be worth a look - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61899637-philosophy-of-c... - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60965426-the-creative-ac... - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/530415.The_Art_of_Doing_...

I second Rick Rubins book
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