02458cam a22004697i 4500 118212 118212 18876193 BJBSDDR 20230411090902.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 151201s2015 nyua 001 0deng d 2015487662 9781465435972 (pbk) 1465435972 (pbk) (OCoLC)ocn908400775 OI6 OI6 rda BTCTA YDXCP BDX TRACS CGP FM0 DLC eng eng lccopycat TA 139 E57 2015 620.00922 Engineers / [written by John Farndon ... [et. al] ; editor-in-chief, Adam Hart-Davis]. Engineers : from the great pyramids to the pioneers of space travel New York, N.Y. : DK Publishing, 2015. 360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. Subtitle on cover: From the great pyramids to the pioneers of space travel. The early engineers. Building the ancient world ; Ancient innovators -- Renaissance and enlightenment. Islamic engineers ; Renaissance polymaths ; A new technology ; Waterways and harbors ; Early steam engines -- The industrial revolution. Developing the steam engine ; Harnessing electricity ; The factory floor ; Building bridges ; Balloons and airships -- The machine age. A transportation revolution ; Industrial innovations ; Great constructions ; Public health ; Radio and sound -- Modern times. The automobile ; Motion pictures ; Towering structures ; Flying machines ; Space engineering. Presents a history of the world's most prominent and revolutionary engineers, discussing their key feats and major breakthroughs, from Archimedes and Leonardo da Vinci to Henry Ford and the Wright brothers. Engineers Biography. Engineering History. Ingeniería Historia 11035 Ingenieros 27253 Biografías Hart-Davis, Adam 27254 editor Farndon, John, 26510 1960- escritor Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1605/2015487662-d.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2022-11-24 0 TA 139 E57 2015 00000164051 2022-11-24 00:00:00 1 2022-11-24 BK