About the Book: Applied Minds: How Engineers Think
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.
Engineering comes in many forms. Dubais Burj Khalifa-the worlds tallest
building-looks nothing like Microsofts Office Suite, and digital surround sound
doesnt work like a city-wide telecommunication grid. Yet these engineering feats
have much in common.
Applied Minds explores the unique visions and mental tools of engineers and
reveals the enormous-and often understated-influence they wield in transforming
problems into opportunities. Guru Madhavans account pairs