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Engineering, an illustrated history from ancient craft to modern technology, edited by Tom Jackson ; contributors: Tim Harris, Robert Snedden

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Includes bibliographical references (page 140) and index

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Engineering

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edited by Tom Jackson ; contributors: Tim Harris, Robert Snedden

Ponderables : 100 achievements that changed history : who did what when

an illustrated history from ancient craft to modern technology

Combining engaging text with captivating images and helpful diagrams, renowned science writer Tom Jackson guides readers through the history of engineering in the seventh installment of the groundbreaking PonderablesTM seriesAn essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book, and a 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

Introduction -- Stone technology -- Taming fire -- The first boats -- Pottery -- Megalith -- Building cities -- The plow -- Metalworking -- The wheel -- Rope stretchers -- Ziggurat -- Pyramid -- The arch -- Irrigation -- Trireme -- The Cloaca Maxima -- Icehouse -- The Parthenon -- Waterwheel -- The Pont du Gard -- Simple machines -- The Pantheon -- Paper -- Gunpowder -- The compass -- Galleon -- Great Wall of China -- Submarine -- Vacuum pump -- Pendulum clock -- Steam engine -- Seed drill -- Balloon -- Hydraulics -- Industrial Revolution -- Electric motor -- Water treatment -- Refrigeration -- Ocean liner -- Bicycle -- The Thames Tunnel -- Steelmaking -- Plastic -- Ironclad -- Subway -- The Transcontinental Railroad -- Telephone -- Lightbulb -- Power plant -- Brooklyn Bridge -- Skyscraper -- Automobile -- Turbine -- Radio communication -- Flyer I -- The Panama Canal -- Tank -- Freeway -- Television -- Hydroelectricity -- Airship -- Radar -- Rocket engine -- Helicopter -- Jet power -- Digital computer -- Nuclear energy -- Transistor -- Laser -- Satellite -- Fertilizers -- Oil platform -- SR-71 Blackbird -- The Internet -- Apollo spacecraft -- Jumbo jet -- LCDs -- Genetic engineering -- MRI -- Bagger 288 -- Seawise Giant -- Stealth plane -- World Wide Web -- Lithium battery -- GPS -- Optical disc -- Bridge and tunnel -- ISS -- Palm islands -- Smartphone -- Drone -- E-ink -- Burj Khalifa -- Fuel cell -- Self-driving car -- Curiosity rover -- Atlas robot -- Wind power -- Maglev train -- Solar power -- Engineering 101: the basics -- Imponderables -- The great engineers -- Bibliography and other resources -- Index -- Acknowledgements -- A Timeline History of Engineering [in] back pocket [with] Engineering marvels [on verso]

Illustrated history from ancient craft to modern technology