The things we make: the unknown history of invention from cathedrals to soda cans

The invisible method: how to build a cathedral without mathematics, science, or a yardstick

Best: the Vitruvian man, kodachrome, and the constant search for better

Uncertainty: the art of the unknown and how engineers use it to create solutions

Resources: from Mesopotamia to the Islamic empire to space- how materials, energy, and knowledge shape everything

Engineering mindset: the three key strategies that created a ceramic masterpiece (and every other innovation)

Science: the gold standard for rules of thumb

Mathematics: how engineers offend mathematicians to predict the future

Invention: the myth of the lone inventor and the race to light the world

Conclusion: what the microwave oven teaches us about innovation, technology, and how the engineering method can save the world.