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The Design Method — A Scientific Approach to Valid Design

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Contributions to a Philosophy of Technology

Part of the book series: Theory and Decision Library ((TDLU,volume 5))

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Design. The process of selective application from the total spectrum of science and technology to attain a system, device, or process which serves a valuable purpose.

First published as ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Paper, No. 63-MD-4 (1963).

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  • R. J. McCrory, W. H. Wilkinson, and D. W. Frink, ‘Synthesis of Concepts in the Design Method’, paper presented at ASME Design Engineering Conference, New York, N.Y., May, 1963.

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  • H. A. Cress, and E. S. Cheaney, ‘Determining Design Feasibility’, paper presented at ASME Design Engineering Conference, New York, N.Y., May, 1963.

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  • R. J. McCrory, ‘The Science of Design’, paper presented at Second Conference on Engineering Design Education, Los Angeles, Calif., September, 1962.

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  • I. H. Driggs, and O. E. Lancaster, ‘Gas-Turbine Development—Aviation’, ASME Paper No. 52-F-7, September, 1952.

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McCrory, R.J. (1963). The Design Method — A Scientific Approach to Valid Design. In: Rapp, F. (eds) Contributions to a Philosophy of Technology. Theory and Decision Library, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2182-1_15

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