Engineering : an illustrated history from ancient craft to modern technology

By:

Jackson, Tom Ed

Publication details: Shelter Harbor Press New York 2016Description: 144pISBN:

9780985323097

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

620.009 JAC

Contents:

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.

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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.

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