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Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Engineering: The Petronas Twin Towers Author(s): Henry Petroski Source: American Scientist, Vol. 84, No. 4 (JULY-AUGUST 1996), ppPublished by: Sigma Xi, The Scientific
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