The 50 Greatest Engineers: The People Whose Innovations Have Shaped Our World
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This stunning jacketed hardcover introduces 50 of the world's most influential engineers of all time and a selection of their groundbreaking inventions, showcased with full-color photography.
Engineering is everywhere, from the Large Hadron Collider to invisibly small circuits on silicon chips. The 50 Greatest Engineers celebrates the great achievements that have been made through the ages, containing profiles of the best-known and most innovative engineers of all time. Chosen from across the globe, they include a diverse range of talent - from the likes of Nikola Tesla, Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Gustave Eiffel to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fazlu Rahman Khan and the Wright Brothers. Fully illustrated in full-color with examples of their major works, whether they be machines, buildings, bridges or life-changing technical innovations, this fascinating book explores how these men and women have beaten the odds to develop them. Includes:- Full-color photographs and illustrations of famous inventions
- Concise professional biographies of the engineers listed
- Entries arranged in chronological order for easy reference This is the perfect reference book for all the family to answer the question - 'Who made that?'
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1839406704
ISBN13:9781839406706
Release Date:February 2022
Publisher:Sirius Entertainment
Length:208 Pages
Weight:2.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 9.0" x 11.1"
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