Engineers : from the great Pyramids to the Pioneers of space travel

Title	Engineers : from the great Pyramids to the Pioneers of space travel
Author	[written by John Farndon ... [et. al] ; editor-in-chief, Adam Hart-Davis]
Imprint	London : Dorling Kindersley, 2012
Descript	360 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm

CONTENT

The early engineers : Building the ancient world ; Ancient innovators -- Renaissance and enlightenment : Islamic engineers ; Renaissance polymaths ; A new technology ; Waterways and harbours ; Early steam engines -- The industrial revolution : Developing the steam engine ; Harnessing electricity ; The factory floor ; Building bridges ; Balloons and airships -- The machine age : A transport revolution ; Industrial innovations ; Great constructions ; Public health ; Radio and sound -- Modern times : The motorcar ; Motion pictures ; Towering structures ; Flying machines ; Space engineering

Engineers -- Biography Engineering -- History

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