Baker, David, 1962-

Electrical and mechanical engineering / David Baker. - London : Arcturus, 2022 - 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour portraits ; 22 x 25 cm - Degree in a book . - Degree in a book .

"Everything you need to know to master the subject - in one book!"
Includes index

Introduction
Chapter 1. The dawn of ideas - the empirical age
Chapter 2. Understanding forces - the scientific age
Chapter 3. Manipulation of forces
Chapter 4. Mechanisms
Chapter 5. A choice of materials
Chapter 6. Keeping the machines moving
Chapter 7. Engineering the systems
Chapter 8. What is reliability?
Chapter 9. Nuclear engineering
Chapter 10. Electrical and electronic engineering
Chapter 11. Power production and generation
Chapter 12. Electromechanics
Chapter 13. Computing machines and artificial intelligence
Glossary
Suggested reading
Index
Picture credits

A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, providing you with all the concepts you need to know to understand the fundamental issues. Filled with helpful diagrams, photographs, further reading, and easily digestible features on the development of electrical and mechanical engineering, this book makes getting to grips with the subject as easy as possible. It includes the development of machines and materials, forces and how they are manipulated, gearing, and principles of movement and reliability.

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Ingeniería --Historia
Ingeniería mecánica
Ingeniería eléctrica
Historia de la civilización

TJ 158 / B167e 2022