Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
by J. E. Gordon
Recommended by Elon Musk and Sanjay Bakshi
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Elon Musk, Architecture, and Most Recommended Books.
In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold backor give way...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Elon Musk, Architecture, and Most Recommended Books.
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Elon Musk
Co-founder of PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink
“Read this book with a multidisciplinary mindset and learn about resilient business models from an architect.”
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Consider Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig. Recommended by 25 sources.
“You’re strapped into a mental road trip where every roadside repair becomes a treatise on Quality. Pirsig’s narrator, haunted by a former self, meditates on technology and madness while struggling to connect with his son. The useful part: it rewires how you think about craft, reason, and what makes something ‘good.’ The frustration: the ride keeps stopping for lectures that some will find illuminating and others self-indulgent; the thin characters and dated psychology may leave you stranded.”
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