"There are a plethora of people for whom this book would probably prove to be a mine of information."

– Professional Engineering

"The best book of its kind. Bold and well informed, it works as an introduction to engineering for just about every conceivable audience."

– Steve Fuller - Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick and author of 'New Frontiers in S

"Deftly engineered. McCarthy challenges us all — not just engineers — to take responsibility for the ways in which we all increasingly engineer the world."

– Carl Mitcham - Philosopher of technology and Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies at

"A beautifully considered outlook on what engineers think about and do."

– Igor Aleksander - Emeritus Professor of Neural Systems Engineering, Imperial College London