| The Engineering Book From the Catapult to the Curiosity Rover, 250 Milestones in the History of Engineering | | | Author:
| Brain, Marshall | | Series title: | Union Square and Co. Milestones Ser. | | ISBN: | 978-1-4549-0809-8 | | Publication Date: | May 2015 | | Publisher: | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
| | Book Format: | Hardback | | List Price: | USD $29.95 | Book Description:
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Engineering is where human knowledge meets real-world problems--and solves them. It's the source of some of our greatest inventions, from the catapult to the jet engine, from the cell phone to the Large Hadron Collider. Marshall Brain, creator of the How Stuff Works series, provides a detailed look at 250 milestones in aerospace, architecture, chemistry, computer engineering, and more, from ancient history to the present. Engineering is where human knowledge meets real-world problems--and solves them. It's the source of some of our greatest inventions, from the catapult to the jet engine, from the cell phone to the Large Hadron Collider. Marshall Brain, creator of the How Stuff Works series, provides a detailed look at 250 milestones in aerospace, architecture, chemistry, computer engineering, and more, from ancient history to the present. | |