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Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
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Parametry
- Počet stran
- 496 stránek
- Čas čtení
- 18 hodin
Více o knize
Exploring the intricate blend of science, engineering, and human ambition, this book delves into America's iconic bridges built from the 1870s to the 1930s. It highlights the remarkable individuals behind these structures, such as the St. Louis, George Washington, and Golden Gate bridges, showcasing their technical expertise and persuasive skills. The narrative captures both monumental successes and catastrophic failures, like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster, ultimately portraying bridges as enduring symbols of civilization and a testament to human creativity and resilience.
Nákup knihy
Engineers of Dreams, Henry Petroski
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 1996
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Navrhnout úpravu
- Titul
- Engineers of Dreams
- Podtitul
- Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Henry Petroski
- Vydavatel
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Rok vydání
- 1996
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 496
- ISBN13
- 9780679760214
- Kategorie
- Výtvarné umění, Fotopublikace, Architektura a urbanismus, Teorie a historie vědy, Životopisy a myšlenky
- Anotace
- Exploring the intricate blend of science, engineering, and human ambition, this book delves into America's iconic bridges built from the 1870s to the 1930s. It highlights the remarkable individuals behind these structures, such as the St. Louis, George Washington, and Golden Gate bridges, showcasing their technical expertise and persuasive skills. The narrative captures both monumental successes and catastrophic failures, like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster, ultimately portraying bridges as enduring symbols of civilization and a testament to human creativity and resilience.