Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained
5 人推荐 · 跨 5 个月 · 2023–2026
中文导读
engineerguy 的 Bill Hammack 深入剖析中世纪工匠如何在没有现代科学、高等数学甚至目不识丁的情况下，仅凭工程经验法则筑起宏伟的石砌大教堂，并以此定义了何为「工程方法」。
为什么 HN 推它
HN 广泛推崇的哲思短片，深刻诠释了先于近代形式科学诞生、以经验法则解决实际问题的工程本质。
「我强烈建议每个人都看一看这个系列的视频。」HN 网友原话：I encourage everyone to watch this series of videos.
英文原摘要（HackerTube / Claude 整理）
Bill Hammack of engineerguy explains how medieval engineers designed stone cathedrals using rules of thumb, with no science, mathematics or literacy. He uses it to define the engineering method.
HN recommends the series as a thoughtful account of engineering as rule-of-thumb problem solving that predates formal science.
HN 上的提及
Truly fascinating.
Solving problems using rules of thumb that cause the best change in a poorly understood situation using available resources.
Bill Hammack aka engineerguy has a good video about this
I encourage everyone to watch this series of videos.
this excellent video from the 'engineerguy'