Engineers: From the Great Pyramids to the Pioneers of Space Travel

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Penguin, 16 d’abr. 2012 - 360 pàgines

Engineers have always had a huge influence on the way we live and how our world looks. They create lasting solutions to the biggest challenges, and construct iconic and incredible buildings that have literally stood the test of time. Engineers tells their story, from the men who built the Great Pyramid in Egypt to the pioneers of space travel.

Often many different minds worked together or built on the work of previous generations to achieve a working version of a great idea: Engineers explores this progression of ideas, from initial concept to prototype and finished design. The great achievements of engineers go hand in hand with the world's greatest structures, such as aqueducts, monuments, bridges, and dams. These works are shown in detail and highlighted with beautiful illustrations, photographs, and technical drawings.

 

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INTRODUCTION 6
6
THE EARLY ENGINEERS 8
8
INTRODUCTION 10
10
BUILDING THE ANCIENT WORLD 12
12
imhotep 14
14
eupalinos 16
16
sostratus of cnidus 18
18
vitruvius 20
20
THE MACHINE AGE 182
182
INTRODUCTION 184
184
A TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION 186
186
robert fulton 188
188
the stephensons 190
190
the stephensons 192
192
isambard kingdom brunel 194
194
the railways 200
200

the dome 22
22
apollodorus of damascus 24
24
trajans column 26
26
ANCIENT INNOVATORS 28
28
ctesibius 30
30
hero of alexandria 32
32
zhang heng 34
34
roman aqueduct 36
36
archimedes 38
38
ma jun 44
44
RENAISSANCE AND ENLIGHTENMENT 46
47
INTRODUCTION 48
48
ISLAMIC ENGINEERS 50
50
aljazari 52
52
taqi aldin 56
56
fathullah shirazi 58
59
RENAISSANCE POLYMATHS 60
60
guo shoujing 62
62
taccola 64
64
filippo brunelleschi 66
66
leonardo da vinci 68
68
A NEW TECHNOLOGY 72
72
cornelis drebbel 74
74
ship design 76
76
robert hooke 78
78
christiaan huygens 80
80
john harrison 82
82
marine chronometer 84
84
WATERWAYS AND HARBORS 86
86
pierrepaul riquet 88
88
james brindley 92
92
william jessop 94
94
john rennie 96
96
benjamin wright 98
98
winstanley and smeaton 100
100
lighthouses 102
102
EARLY STEAM ENGINES 104
104
denis papin 106
106
thomas savery 108
108
thomas newcomen 110
110
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 112
112
INTRODUCTION 114
114
DEVELOPING THE STEAM ENGINE 116
116
james watt 118
118
watts workshop 122
122
oliver evans 124
124
jacob perkins 126
126
richard trevithick 128
128
ernst alban 132
132
HARNESSING ELECTRICITY 134
134
benjamin franklin 136
136
alessandro volta 138
138
michael faraday 140
140
joseph henry 142
142
THE FACTORY FLOOR 144
144
richard arkwright 146
146
eli whitney 148
148
bramah and maudslay 150
150
nasmyth and whitworth 152
152
nasmyths steam hammer 154
154
BUILDING BRIDGES 156
156
robert mylne 158
158
thomas telford 160
160
marc séguin the elder 164
164
the roeblings 166
167
BALLOONS AND AIRSHIPS 170
170
montgolfier brothers 172
172
robert brothers 174
174
alberto santosdumont 176
176
ferdinand von zeppelin 178
178
john frank stevens 202
202
william tritton 206
206
mark v tank 208
208
pierre michaux 210
210
INDUSTRIAL INNOVATIONS 212
212
robert stirling 214
214
goldsworthy gurney 216
216
joseph paxton 218
218
cyrus mccormick 220
220
william armstrong 222
222
samuel colt 224
224
henry bessemer 228
228
bessemer converter 230
230
william thomson 232
232
werner von siemens 234
234
charles van depoele 236
236
joseph engelberger 238
238
GREAT CONSTRUCTIONS 242
242
monier and freytag 244
244
william arrol 246
246
PUBLIC HEALTH 248
248
eugÈne belgrand 250
250
joseph bazalgette 252
252
hertha ayrton 254
254
RADIO AND SOUND 256
256
alexander graham bell 258
258
alexander graham bell 260
260
thomas edison 262
262
nikola tesla 266
266
guglielmo marconi 268
268
julio cervera baviera 270
270
MODERN TIMES 272
272
INTRODUCTION 274
274
THE AUTOMOBILE 276
276
karl benz 278
278
gottlieb daimler 280
280
henry ford 282
282
ferdinand porsche 288
288
MOTION PICTURES 290
290
louis le prince 292
292
lumiére brothers 294
294
TOWERING STRUCTURES 296
296
william le baron jenney 298
298
vladimir shukhov 300
300
steelframe building 302
302
tachu naito 304
305
eduardo torroja 306
306
fazlur khan 308
308
FLYING MACHINES 310
310
george cayley 312
312
john stringfellow 314
314
octave chanute 316
316
otto lilienthal 320
320
hiram maxim 322
322
wright brothers 324
325
wright brothers 328
328
juan de la cierva 330
330
hugo junkers 332
332
whittle and von ohain 334
334
SPACE ENGINEERING 336
336
robert goddard 338
338
the rocket 340
340
sergei korolev 342
342
wernher von braun 344
345
burt rutan 346
346
large hadron collider 348
348
INDEX 350
350
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 358
358
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TítolEngineers: From the Great Pyramids to the Pioneers of Space Travel
AutorDK
EditorPenguin, 2012
ISBN1465406824, 9781465406828
Nre. de pàgines360 pàgines
  
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