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Engineering: An Illustrated History from Ancient Craft to Modern Technology (100 Ponderables)
Tom Jackson
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Description for Engineering: An Illustrated History from Ancient Craft to Modern Technology (100 Ponderables)
Hardcover. 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 st-sized ints more than a thousand centuries before the dawn of modern humans. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 285 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1292. Good copy with some shelf wear, dustwrapper with edge wear but remains good, book is a good clean copy
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 st-sized ints 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 scienti c breakthrough, new material, and better understanding to improve daily life and expand the scope of ... Read more
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 st-sized ints 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 scienti c breakthrough, new material, and better understanding to improve daily life and expand the scope of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Worth Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Bassingbourn, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780985323097
SKU
KKD0011431
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson is a science writer specializing in recasting science and technology into lively historical narratives. After almost 20 years of writing, Tom has uncovered a wealth of stories that help create new ways to enjoy learning about science. He studied at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and still lives in the city with his wife and ... Read more
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