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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A survey of walls throughout history and their role in shaping society."--Provided by publisher.
From ancient times to the present, mankind has built barriers: against the elements, against predatory animals, against other humans. These edifices of mud, brick, and stone circle the globe. Frye examines the history of walls, and reveals the startling ways that barriers have affected our psyches. He questions: Did walls make civilization possible?...
Author
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Lavishly illustrated with more than 200 images. In 2017, engineering was one of the top 6 most popular degree courses in the US, in the top 3 in the UK in 2018 and in the top 8 in China and India. An easy and insightful introduction to the great figures in the history of engineering.
24) Saving Michelangelo's dome: how three mathematicians and a pope sparked an architectural revolution
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In Saving Michelangelo's Dome, Stanford-trained engineer Wayne Kalayjian illustrates how new ideas in science and mathematics established an entirely new way of looking at the world--as well as solving its complex problems. In the end, readers will appreciate that in saving Michelangelo's Dome from collapse, these three mathematicians and one determined pope unknowingly invented the profession of engineering as we practice it today. With it, they...
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need most"--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A structural engineer examines the seven most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world"--
"Some of humanity’s mightiest engineering achievements are small in scale―and, without them, the complex machinery on which our modern world runs would not exist. In Nuts and Bolts, structural engineer Roma Agrawal examines seven of these extraordinary elements: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the magnet, the lens, the string,...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In July of 1969, three astronauts set off on an historic mission to land on the moon. Now, 50 years later, a new book celebrates the achievement of the Apollo missions, detailing an incredible period of science and engineering history. Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions tells the unique personal stories of over 60 engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program possible. The eight years from...
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Series
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In the 21st century, nuclear power has been identified as a viable alternative to traditional energy sources to stem global climate change, and condemned as risky to human health and environmentally irresponsible. Do the advantages of nuclear energy outweigh the risks, especially in light of the meltdown at the Fukushima plant in 2011? This guide provides both a comprehensive overview of this critical and controversial technology, presenting reference...
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