Engineering : an illustrated history from ancient craft to modern technology
Jackson, Tom Ed.
Engineering : an illustrated history from ancient craft to modern technology - New York Shelter Harbor Press 2016 - 144p.
Contents:
Introduction 6
Stone technology 10
Taming fire 11
The first boats 12
Pottery 13
Megalith 14
Building cities 15
The plow 16
Metalworking 16
The wheel 18
Rope stretchers 19
Ziggurat 19
Pyramid 20
The arch 22
Irrigation 22
Trireme 23
The Cloaca Maxima 24
Icehouse 24
The Parthenon 26
Waterwheel 26
The Pont du Gard 28
Simple machines 28
The Pantheon 30
Paper 31
Gunpowder 31
The compass 32
Galleon 33
Great Wall of China 34
Submarine 36
Vacuum pump 37
Pendulum clock 38
Steam engine 38
Seed drill 40
Balloon 40
Hydraulics 41
Industrial Revolution 42
Electric motor 44
Water treatment 45
Refrigeration 46
Ocean liner 46
Bicycle 48
The Thames Tunnel 49
Steelmaking 50
Plastic 51
Ironclad 52
Subway 53
The Transcontinental Railroad 54
Telephone 56
Lightbulb 58
Power plant 58
Brooklyn Bridge 60
Skyscraper 61
Automobile 62
Turbine 64
Radio communication 65
Flyer I 66
The Panama Canal 67
Tank 68
Freeway 68
Television 69
Hydroelectricity 70
Airship 72
Radar 74
Rocket engine 75
Helicopter 76
Jet power 77
Digital computer 78
Nuclear energy 80
Transistor 82
Laser 83
Satellite 84
Fertilizers 85
Oil platform 86
SR-71 Blackbird 87
The Internet 88
Apollo spacecraft 90
Jumbo jet 91
LCDs 92
Genetic engineering 92
MRI 93
Bagger 288 94
Seawise Giant 95
Stealth plane 96
World Wide Web 97
Lithium battery 98
GPS 99
Optical disc 100
Bridge and tunnel 100
ISS 102
Palm islands 104
Smartphone 105
Drone 106
E-ink 107
Burj Khalifa 108
Fuel cell 109
Self-driving car 110
Curiosity rover 111
Atlas robot 112
Wind power 113
Maglev train 114
Solar power 116
Engineering 101: the basics 118
Imponderables 128
The great engineers 134
Bibliography and other resources 140
Index 141
Acknowledgements 144
A Timeline History of Engineering back pocket engineering marvels.
9780985323097
620.009 / JAC
Engineering : an illustrated history from ancient craft to modern technology - New York Shelter Harbor Press 2016 - 144p.
Contents:
Introduction 6
Stone technology 10
Taming fire 11
The first boats 12
Pottery 13
Megalith 14
Building cities 15
The plow 16
Metalworking 16
The wheel 18
Rope stretchers 19
Ziggurat 19
Pyramid 20
The arch 22
Irrigation 22
Trireme 23
The Cloaca Maxima 24
Icehouse 24
The Parthenon 26
Waterwheel 26
The Pont du Gard 28
Simple machines 28
The Pantheon 30
Paper 31
Gunpowder 31
The compass 32
Galleon 33
Great Wall of China 34
Submarine 36
Vacuum pump 37
Pendulum clock 38
Steam engine 38
Seed drill 40
Balloon 40
Hydraulics 41
Industrial Revolution 42
Electric motor 44
Water treatment 45
Refrigeration 46
Ocean liner 46
Bicycle 48
The Thames Tunnel 49
Steelmaking 50
Plastic 51
Ironclad 52
Subway 53
The Transcontinental Railroad 54
Telephone 56
Lightbulb 58
Power plant 58
Brooklyn Bridge 60
Skyscraper 61
Automobile 62
Turbine 64
Radio communication 65
Flyer I 66
The Panama Canal 67
Tank 68
Freeway 68
Television 69
Hydroelectricity 70
Airship 72
Radar 74
Rocket engine 75
Helicopter 76
Jet power 77
Digital computer 78
Nuclear energy 80
Transistor 82
Laser 83
Satellite 84
Fertilizers 85
Oil platform 86
SR-71 Blackbird 87
The Internet 88
Apollo spacecraft 90
Jumbo jet 91
LCDs 92
Genetic engineering 92
MRI 93
Bagger 288 94
Seawise Giant 95
Stealth plane 96
World Wide Web 97
Lithium battery 98
GPS 99
Optical disc 100
Bridge and tunnel 100
ISS 102
Palm islands 104
Smartphone 105
Drone 106
E-ink 107
Burj Khalifa 108
Fuel cell 109
Self-driving car 110
Curiosity rover 111
Atlas robot 112
Wind power 113
Maglev train 114
Solar power 116
Engineering 101: the basics 118
Imponderables 128
The great engineers 134
Bibliography and other resources 140
Index 141
Acknowledgements 144
A Timeline History of Engineering back pocket engineering marvels.
9780985323097
620.009 / JAC