BOOK CHAPTERS
2023
Interplays Between Learning Theories
Vohra, S., and Childs, P.R.N.
Interplays between learning theories. Springer 2023.
2021
Words to Life: Creativity in Action
Childs, Peter, R.N.
Words to life: creativity in action. In The love makers By Aifric Campbell (author and general editor). Goldsmith Press, 2021. ISBN: 9781912685844
2019
Interplays of Humanism, Cognitivism and Behaviourism in Design Engineering
Childs, P.R.N.
Interplays of humanism, cognitivism and behaviourism in design engineering. In Design School: After Boundaries and disciplines, Rodgers, P.A., and Bremner, C., Vernon Press, pp. 67-73, 2019.
2017
Designing Circular Possessions
Baxter, W., and Childs, P.R.N.
Designing circular possessions. Chapter 26, pp. 391-404 in Chapman, J. (editor), Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Product Design, Routledge, 2017.
2015
Temperature Measurement
Childs, P.R.N.
Temperature measurement. Chapter 7, In Kutz, M. (Ed), Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook, 4th Edition, Energy and Power (Volume 4), pp. 247-284, Wiley; Volume 4 edition, 2015.
Industrial, and Innovation Design Engineering
Childs, P.R.N., and Pennington, M.
Industrial, and innovation design engineering. In Chakrabarti, A., and Lindemann, U. (Editors) Impact of Design Research on Industrial Practice, pp. 133-149, Springer, 2015. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19449-3_9
Design as an Unstructured Problem: New Methods to Help Reduce Uncertainty – A Practitioner Perspective
Garvey, B., and Childs, P.R.N.
*Design as an unstructured problem: New methods to help reduce uncertainty – A practitioner perspective. In Chakrabarti, A., and Lindemann, U. (Editors) Impact of Design Research on Industrial Practice, pp. 133-149, Springer, 2015. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19449-3_9
Nanoscale Thermometry and Temperature Measurement
Childs, P.R.N.
Nanoscale Thermometry and Temperature Measurement. In Carlos, L, and Palacio, F. (Editors), Thermometry at the nanoscale. RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-84973-904-7
2013
Design Tackles and Tools
Tek-Jin Nam and Childs, P.R.N.
Design Tackles and Tools. In Tek-Jin Nam and Hall, A (Editors), Designing Social City Experiences, pp. 71-83, 2013.
Manufacture Based Innovation. Paradigm Shifting into Designing Ecologies
Childs, P.R.N,, Hall, A., and Tek-Jin Nam.
Manufacture based innovation. Paradigm shifting into designing ecologies. In Tek-Jin Nam and Hall, A (Editors), Designing Social City Experiences, pp. 85-94, 2013.
Temperature measurement
Childs, P.R.N. Temperature measurement. In Kutz, M. (Editor)
Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering, Vol. 1, Wiley, 2013.
2012
Morphological analysis
Childs, P.R.N, and Brand, A.
Morphological analysis. In Childs, P.R.N, Keech, D., Southgate, D. (Editors). Enabled. The Rio Tinto Sports Innovation Challenge Story. DEG Imperial College London, ISBN 978-0-9572298-0-8, pp. 78-81, 2012.
2010
People Metrics
Childs, P.R.N.
People metrics. In Ball, P. (ed) Assessing creativity in design: emerging themes for engineering. ISBN 978-1-904804-83-3. http://www.engsc.ac.uk/guides/assessing-creativity-in-design
Ethics
Childs, P.R.N.
Ethics. In Ball, P. (ed) Assessing creativity in design: emerging themes for engineering. ISBN 978-1-904804-83-3. http://www.engsc.ac.uk/guides/assessing-creativity-in-design
2001
Advances in Temperature Measurement Childs, P.R.N.
Advances in Temperature Measurement. Advances in Heat Transfer, Vol. 36, pp 111-181, AIP, 2001. * Invited paper.