[Nepeta]

I love the image of that. People don't realize how personal engineering is. Sounds corny, but there's so much passion poured into even the everyday objects around us. Every little thing has a story behind it. Some engineer proving himself through his designs.

I cannot think of the author's name, but a fascinating book on this subject is The Existential Pleasures of Engineering, which I highly recommend.

[Yardstick]

Samuel C. Florman. I just bought it on Amazon. Thanks for the recommendation!