Engineering in history
Kirby, Richard Shelton & Others
Engineering in history - New York Dover Pub., Inc. 1956 - vii,530,vp.
CONTENTS
PREFACE V
CHAPTER ONE Origins I
CHAPTER TWO Urban Society 6
CHAPTER THREE Greek Engineering 36
CHAPTER FOUR Imperial Civilization 56
CHAPTER FIVE The Revolution in Power 95
CHAPTER six Foundations for Industry 124
CHAPTER SEVEN The Industrial Revolution 159
CHAPTER EIGHT Roads, Canals, Bridges 199
CHAPTER NINE Steam Vessels and Locomotives 246
CHAPTER TEN Iron and Steel 291
CHAPTER ELEVEN Electrical Engineering 327
CHAPTER TWELVE Modern Transportation 374
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sanitary and Hydraulic Engineering 426
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Construction 464
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Reflections 495
INDEX 517
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Engineering in history - New York Dover Pub., Inc. 1956 - vii,530,vp.
CONTENTS
PREFACE V
CHAPTER ONE Origins I
CHAPTER TWO Urban Society 6
CHAPTER THREE Greek Engineering 36
CHAPTER FOUR Imperial Civilization 56
CHAPTER FIVE The Revolution in Power 95
CHAPTER six Foundations for Industry 124
CHAPTER SEVEN The Industrial Revolution 159
CHAPTER EIGHT Roads, Canals, Bridges 199
CHAPTER NINE Steam Vessels and Locomotives 246
CHAPTER TEN Iron and Steel 291
CHAPTER ELEVEN Electrical Engineering 327
CHAPTER TWELVE Modern Transportation 374
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sanitary and Hydraulic Engineering 426
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Construction 464
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Reflections 495
INDEX 517
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