TY  - GEN
AU  - Jackson, Tom Ed.
TI  - Engineering : an illustrated history from ancient craft to modern technology
SN  - 9780985323097
U1  - 620.009 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Shelter Harbor Press
KW  -  
N1  - 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
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