Ponderables, Engineering: An Illustrated History from Ancient Craft to Modern Technology

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ponderables, Engineering: An Illustrated History from Ancient Craft to Modern Technology
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tom Jackson
SeriesPonderables
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:168
Dimensions(mm): Height 285,Width 235
Category/GenreHistory of engineering and technology
ISBN/Barcode 9780985323097
ClassificationsDewey:620.009
Audience
General
Illustrations illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Worth Press Ltd
Imprint Worth Press Ltd
Publication Date 1 October 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Here is the essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilization. Engineering predates humanity; Homo habilis was knapping hand axes from fist-sized flints more than a thousand centuries before the dawn of modern humans. Admittedly the development of technology was slow back then-but we've made up for lost time since. Striding from the Stone Age to Silicon Valley in 100 steps, we will see how our inventors have seized every scientific breakthrough, new material, and better understanding to improve daily life and expand the scope of civilization. From reshaping rivers and containing the forces of nature to constructing artificial lifeforms and perhaps one day even taming alien planets, engineers think big. These men and women of action make our world.