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Engineering: An Illustrated History from Ancient Craft to Modern Technology (100 Ponderables) (Ponderables 100 Achievements That Changed History Who Did What When)

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ISBN-10:

0985323094

ISBN-13:

9780985323097

Author(s): Tom Jackson (Editor)
Edition: Har/Chrt
Released: Oct 25, 2016
Publisher: Shelter Harbor Press
Format: Hardcover, 168 pages
Related ISBN: 9781627951951
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Description:

From ancient aqueducts to soaring skyscrapers, explore engineering milestones over the centuries.

Combining engaging text with captivating images and helpful diagrams, renowned science writer Tom Jackson guides readers through the history of Engineering in the 7th installment of the groundbreaking PonderablesTM series.

Engineering is all around us. From our bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers, to our cars, computers and smartphones, engineering shapes our world and influences just about everything we see and do. And it s been that way for longer than you might think. From the crudely knapped hand axes of our human ancestor Homo Habilis to the mind-blowing ways in which modern engineering has improved our quality of daily life and expanded the scope of our civilization, the story of engineering is the story of humankind itself. In a series of 100 enlightening articles, this book tells that incredible story by exploring the biggest names, grandest achievements and greatest inventions of the engineering world from prehistory all the way up to present day. Carefully curated, beautifully illustrated and addictively fun, this volume is your ultimate guide to the dreamers, thinkers, tinkerers and builders that make our world.

Organized in chronological order Engineering takes readers on a journey through time, encountering milestone achievements in the fields of engineering at each stop along the way:

  • In 1698 Thomas Savery builds The Miner s Friend; or, An Engine to Raise Water by Fire. It is a water pump that uses steam power. Although incredibly inefficient it is the first functioning steam engine.

  • In 1783, Joseph-Michael and Jacques-Ètienne Montgolfier build the first flying ma-chine capable of carrying human passengers. It is a 30-feet wide hot air balloon, powered by an open fire and made of paper!

  • In 1855 Henry Bessemer designs a new system for making steel, a strong alloy of iron and carbon. Before this invention it took 12 hours to make 1.5 tons of wrought iron. Bessemer s converter could produce 15 tons of much stronger steel in just 20 minutes.

  • The first communication satellite is Echo 1, a metallic balloon launched into the upper atmosphere by NASA in 1960.

  • In 2007 3.3 billion cubic feet (94 million cubic m) of sand and rock are laid down along the coast of Dubai to make Palm Jumeirah, the world s largest artificial ocean island.

  • In 2016 Solar Impulse flies more than half way around the world powered only by electricity generated by solar panels on its wings..

    • An indispensable volume for students and anyone interested in the marvels of engineering, this book includes:

  • 100 chronological articles telling the story of engineering from prehistory to the present day.

  • Authoritative text, exciting imagery, and helpful diagrams accompanying each of the steps along the way.

  • Biographies of great engineers, such as Archimedes, Tesla, and Watt, showing the inspirations that lay behind their goals.

  • A guide to each field of engineering and the materials they employ, offering insight into achievements in the fields, their limits and what might come next.

  • An easy-to-follow graphical representation of engineering milestones

  • A 24-page removable foldout concertina with a 12-page timeline history of engineering.

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