Engineering: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Engineering: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199578696

ISBN-10: 0199578699

ISBN-13: 9780199578696

Edition: 2012

Authors: David Blockley

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Engineering is part of almost everything we do--from the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on, to the telephones and computers we use to communicate and the X-ray machines that help doctors diagnose diseases. In thisVery Short Introduction, David Blockley explores the nature and practice of engineering--its history, its scope, and its relationship with art, craft, science, and technology. He begins with its early roots, ranging from Archimedes to some of the great figures of engineering such as Brunel and Marconi, right up to the modern day, describing the five ages of engineering--gravity, heat, electromagnetism, information, and systems--and showing how they relate…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/24/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 4.49" wide x 6.77" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English

David Blockley is an Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He was President of the Institution of Structural Engineers 2001-02.