History of Engineering and Technology: Artful Methods Ervan Garrison

History of Engineering and Technology provides an illustrated history of engineered technology from the Stone Age to the Nuclear Age. Examining important areas of engineering and technology, this second edition contains:New contributions onoAirships and zeppelinsoHighways and economicsoEarly hydroelectricityoChemical engineeringoTechnology and historyoBrunel and the Royal NavyoStealth and the submarineoComputer historyoDeepwater engineeringoScience fiction and the evolution of modern engineeringoArt and engineeringoElectric motors, radio, and batteriesExpansion of these existing chaptersoMining and the Location of MineralsoWater Distribution: Qanots to AcequiasoBiomedical EngineeringoCommunication Engineering: Shannon to SatellitesoPersonalities and the Auto: Ford and FerrarioFailures in Engineering: Chernobyl, Titanic, Tacoma Narrows, ChallengeroCold Fusion, Electric Cars, and Other "Humbug"This introductory book presents the persons, concepts, and events that made salient contributions to the engineering narrative, reporting a compelling story spanning millennia and encouraging a sense of history for its readers. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге History of Engineering and Technology: Artful Methods (Ervan Garrison)