Sökt på: Böcker av David P. Billington
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The Tower and the Bridge
An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildingsWhat do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the …
Robert Maillart
This comprehensive biography traces the life and works of Robert Maillart, one of the most important engineers and designers of the twentieth century. His career developed around a …
Tower and the Bridge
An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildingsWhat do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the …
The Innovators
A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern Praise for The Tower and the Bridge "Fascinating and informative. . . . [S]hould be …
From Insight to Innovation
The engineering ideas behind key twentieth-century technical innovations, from great dams and highways to the jet engine, the transistor, the microchip, and the computer.Technology …
Der Turm und Brücke
Long recognised as a classic in the USA, "The Tower and the Bridge" is now at last available in German translation. In his preface to the German edition, Jorg Schlaich writes. …
From Insight to Innovation
Power, Speed, and Form
Power, Speed, and Form is the first accessible account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939-the telephone, …
The History of Large Federal Dams: Planning, Design, and Construction
Der Turm und Brücke
Long recognised as a classic in the USA, "The Tower and the Bridge" is now at last available in German translation. In his preface to the German edition, Jorg Schlaich writes. …
Robert Maillart's Bridges
The description for this book, Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming.
Robert Maillart: Builder, Designer, and Artist
This comprehensive biography traces the life and works of Robert Maillart, one of the most important engineers and designers of the twentieth century. His career developed around a …