Engineers

by: Adam Hart-Davis

Engineers
Author: Adam Hart-Davis

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 01 May 2012

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ISBN: 1405375698 ISBN 13: 9781405375696

Engineers by Adam Hart-Davis

A visual guide to the great engineers who have built our world. Including great tales of achievement and ingenuity, it celebrates 80 of the greatest engineers that ever lived and the stamp they have left on the world. It is suitable for those who are intrigued by the power of the pioneering mind. Top page

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This is an epic visual guide to the great engineers who have built our world. Full of great tales of achievement and ingenuity, "Engineers" celebrates 80 of the greatest engineers that ever lived and the stamp they have left on the world. Learn all about how their projects have changed the course of history and added to human progress from the men who built the Great Pyramid in Egypt to the Industrial Revolution and the impressive structures of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and on to the pioneers of space travel and the computer scientists of today. From initial concepts to prototypes and finished designs, "Engineers" is full to bursting with technical drawings, specially commissioned artworks, blueprints and virtual tours that help bring the structures, inventions and technological breakthroughs to life. "Engineers" is for anyone who is intrigued by the power of the pioneering mind. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd

City: London

Pages: 360

More info: height 305 mm width 259 mm weight 2166 gr thickness 30 mm

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC23) 620.00922

Departments: History of engineering & technology;

Record updated at: 07 May, 2013 time: 06:31


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