A Century of Innovation: Twenty Engineering Achievements That Transformed Our Lives - Hardcover

Constable, George; Somerville, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0309089085 ISBN 13: 9780309089081

Verlag: Joseph Henry Pr, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering, this work tells the story of engineering innovations in the 20th century. The authors provide heavily illustrated chapters on electrification, the automobile, the airplane, water supply and distribution, spacecraft, air conditioning and refrigeration, health technologies, lasers and giver optics, nuclear technologies, and high performance materials. Each chapter offers a brief narrative history of the development of the technology, illustrated descriptions of the technology's functioning, a "perspective" from someone involved in the field, and a chronology of important events. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Joseph Henry Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0309089085
• ISBN 13: 9780309089081
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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