TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hart-Davis,Adam
AU  - Farndon,John
TI  - Engineers
SN  - 9781465435972 (pbk)
AV  - TA 139 E57 2015
U1  - 620.00922 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York, N.Y.
PB  - DK Publishing
KW  - Engineers
KW  - Biography
KW  - Engineering
KW  - History
KW  - IngenierÃ­a
KW  - Historia
KW  - Ingenieros
KW  - BiografÃ­as
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1605/2015487662-d.html
ER  -