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15 produkter
Innovators, College
The Engineering Pioneers Who Made America Modern
Häftad, 1996
1144 kr
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A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modernIn this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. An astonishing series of engineering innovations paved the way to the twentieth century, and …
Robert Maillart
Builder, Designer, and Artist
Häftad, 2008
803 kr
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This comprehensive biography traces the life and works of Robert Maillart, one of the most important engineers and designers of the twentieth century. His career developed around a central issue of modern technological society: the debate between two antithetical views of engineering opposing …
Tower and the Bridge
The New Art of Structural Engineering
Häftad, 1985
522 kr
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What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to this book, now in its first paperback edition, all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting form distinct from either architecture or machine design. …
Power, Speed, and Form
Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century
Av David P. Billington, David Billington Jr.
Inbunden, 2006
479 kr
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Power, Speed, and Form is the first accessible account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939--the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio, the long-span steel bridge, and building with …
Robert Maillart's Bridges
The Art of Engineering
E-bok, 2020
808 kr
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The description for this book, Robert Maillart''s Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming.
Tower and the Bridge
The New Art of Structural Engineering
Häftad, 2022
204 kr
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An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildingsWhat do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to The Tower and the Bridge, all are …
Tower and the Bridge
The New Art of Structural Engineering
E-bok, 2022
279 kr
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An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildings What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to The Tower and the Bridge , all are …
Power, Speed, and Form
Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century
Av David P. Billington, David Billington Jr.
Häftad, 2022
393 kr
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Power, Speed, and Form is the first accessible account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939—the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio, the long-span steel bridge, and building with reinforced …
Big Dams of the New Deal Era
A Confluence of Engineering and Politics
Av David P. Billington, Donald C. Jackson
Häftad, 2017
298 kr
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The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and generating hydroelectricity. Their construction also put thousands of people to work during the Great Depression. Only later did the dams' …
Power, Speed, and Form
Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century
Av David P. Billington Jr., David P. Billington
E-bok, 2013
542 kr
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Power, Speed, and Form is the first accessible account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939—the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio, the long-span steel bridge, and building with reinforced …
The History of Large Federal Dams: Planning, Design, and Construction
Av National Park Service, David P. Billington
Häftad
345 kr
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Der Turm und Brücke
Die neue Kunst des Ingenieurbaus
Häftad, 2013
374 kr
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Long recognised as a classic in the USA, "The Tower and the Bridge" is now at last available in German translation. In his preface to the German edition, Jorg Schlaich writes. "This book is essential reading and a pleasure for the 'structural engineering artist,' in whose structures the connection …
Der Turm und Brücke
Die neue Kunst des Ingenieurbaus
E-bok, 2014
570 kr
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Long recognised as a classic in the USA, "The Tower and the Bridge" is now at last available in German translation. In his preface to the German edition, Jorg Schlaich writes. "This book is essential reading and a pleasure for the ''structural engineering artist,'' in whose structures the …
Der Turm und Brücke
Die neue Kunst des Ingenieurbaus
E-bok, 2014
570 kr
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Long recognised as a classic in the USA, "The Tower and the Bridge" is now at last available in German translation. In his preface to the German edition, Jorg Schlaich writes. "This book is essential reading and a pleasure for the ''structural engineering artist,'' in whose structures the …
