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Engineers
From the Great Pyramids to Spacecraft
- Dorling Kindersley
- by Adam Hart-Davis (editor)
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Publisher | Dorling Kindersley |
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ISBN | 9780241298824 |
Author(s) | Adam Hart-Davis (editor) |
Publication date | April 2017 |
Edition | Hardback |
Dimensions | 261 x 219 mm |
Illustrations | throughout col.ill. |
Pages | 360 |
Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
Description
Full of incredible tales of achievement and ingenuity, Engineers celebrates the greatest engineers that ever lived and the stamp they have left on our world. Learn all about how engineering projects have changed the course of history and added to human progress, from those who built the Great Pyramid in Egypt to the Industrial Revolution and beyond. Discover the impressive structures of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the first forays into space travel, and the pioneering 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 engineering's greatest structures, inventions and technological breakthroughs to life.