| Titre : |
The Builders : Marvels of Engineering |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Elizabeth L. Newhouse, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
National Geographic Society |
| Année de publication : |
1992 |
| Importance : |
288 pages |
| Présentation : |
Hardcover |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-87044-836-2 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Techniques:Bâtiment et Travaux publics
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| Mots-clés : |
the builders, marvels, engineering, national geographic. |
| Index. décimale : |
620 Techniques industrielles - mécanique, électricité, radio, énergie? |
| Résumé : |
This fascinating book chronicles some of the world's greatest engineering wonders from ancient times to the present -- the longest bridges, the highest dams, the tallest buildings, the grandest cathedrals. Learn how ancient Romans built a highway network that rivals the U.S. interstate system. Explore the world's most ambitious man-made landmarks from the Great Pyramids and St. Peter's Basilica to the Golden Gate Bridge and the English "Chunnel." Six chapters describe engineering feats, highlight the technological break-throughs, and introduce the builders who made them possible. The Builders celebrates how humankind harnessed nature's power, overcame its challenges, and constructed monuments to our society. |
The Builders : Marvels of Engineering [texte imprimé] / Elizabeth L. Newhouse, Auteur . - National Geographic Society, 1992 . - 288 pages : Hardcover. ISBN : 978-0-87044-836-2 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Techniques:Bâtiment et Travaux publics
|
| Mots-clés : |
the builders, marvels, engineering, national geographic. |
| Index. décimale : |
620 Techniques industrielles - mécanique, électricité, radio, énergie? |
| Résumé : |
This fascinating book chronicles some of the world's greatest engineering wonders from ancient times to the present -- the longest bridges, the highest dams, the tallest buildings, the grandest cathedrals. Learn how ancient Romans built a highway network that rivals the U.S. interstate system. Explore the world's most ambitious man-made landmarks from the Great Pyramids and St. Peter's Basilica to the Golden Gate Bridge and the English "Chunnel." Six chapters describe engineering feats, highlight the technological break-throughs, and introduce the builders who made them possible. The Builders celebrates how humankind harnessed nature's power, overcame its challenges, and constructed monuments to our society. |
The Builders
This fascinating book chronicles some of the world's greatest engineering wonders from ancient times to the present -- the longest bridges, the highest dams, the tallest buildings, the grandest cathedrals. Learn how ancient Romans built a highway network that rivals the U.S. interstate system. Explore the world's most ambitious man-made landmarks from the Great Pyramids and St. Peter's Basilica to the Golden Gate Bridge and the English "Chunnel." Six chapters describe engineering feats, highlight the technological break-throughs, and introduce the builders who made them possible. The Builders celebrates how humankind harnessed nature's power, overcame its challenges, and constructed monuments to our society.
Newhouse, Elizabeth L. -
[S.l.] : National Geographic Society - 1992
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The Builders
