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"""A delightful book that will appeal to readers interested in human innovations. Expect to be convinced by the author's thesis that an engineering mind-set can be helpful to anyone."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Guru Madhavan offers a compelling explanation of the engineering perspective. With potent stories that are heartwarming and at times heartrending, Applied Minds is an enjoyable and instructive read."" -- ""Vinton Cerf, Presidential Medal of Freedom laureate and winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering"" ""In this smart, insightful, and fascinating book, Madhavan shows how engineers turn problems into opportunities. The engineering mind-set is something we should all study and embrace. It applies to every aspect of life."" -- ""Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author"" ""Madhavan's work will help readers move from the common understanding of engineering as a set of technical skills for building objects to the realization that engineering is a way of looking at and solving problems, and is not limited to situations involving science and math."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""The engineering mind-set is a transformational mind-set. In deftly revealing some of its organizing principles, this book reminds us that behind today's global challenges are solutions and opportunities waiting to be realized."" -- ""Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman, World Economic Forum"" ""This thoroughly engaging book demonstrates that engineering thinking is truly multidisciplinary, multinational, and multicultural. Through its diverse cast of engineers and wide-ranging examples of their achievements, Applied Minds leaves little doubt that our world is a better place because of the engineers who inhabit it."" -- ""Henry Petroski, author of To Engineer Is Human and The Essential Engineer"""

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Guru Madhavan is a biomedical engineer and senior policy adviser. He conducts research at the National Academy of Sciences and has been named a distinguished young scientist by the World Economic Forum. He lives in Washington, DC. Lloyd James (a.k.a. Sean Pratt) has been narrating since 1996 and has recorded over six hundred audiobooks. He is a seven-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award and has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His critically acclaimed performances include Elvis in the Morning by William F. Buckley Jr. and Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzkin, among others.

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