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Guru Madhavan

Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. He is a prizewinning author of essays and books, including Applied Minds: How Engineers Think. He lives in Washington, DC.

Guru Madhavan

Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. He is a prizewinning author of essays and books, including Applied Minds: How Engineers Think. He lives in Washington, DC.

Books by Guru Madhavan

  • Applied Minds: How Engineers Think

    Guru Madhavan

    Hardback, 2015

    A journey inside the minds that build our world.
  • Applied Minds: How Engineers Think

    Guru Madhavan

    Paperback, 2016

    “Engineers are titans of real-world problem-solving. . . . In this riveting study of how they think, [Guru Madhavan] puts behind-the-scenes geniuses . . . center stage.”—Nature
  • Applied Minds: How Engineers Think

    Guru Madhavan

    E Book, 2015

    “Engineers are titans of real-world problem-solving. . . . In this riveting study of how they think, [Guru Madhavan] puts behind-the-scenes geniuses . . . center stage.”—Nature
  • Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World

    Guru Madhavan

    Hardback, 2024

    An ode to systems engineers—whose invisible work undergirds our life—and an exploration of the wicked problems they tackle
  • Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World

    Guru Madhavan

    E Book

    An ode to systems engineers—whose invisible work undergirds our life—and an exploration of the wicked problems they tackle