Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century Hardcover - 2006
by David P. Billington; David Billington Jr
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"This important book makes a significant and unique contribution to the cause of technological literacy. It will be of great value to nonspecialists and general readers precisely because of its introduction of simple equations and formulas: these sharpen and focus the technical argument without obscuring it with vague language or, worse, jargon."--Henry Petroski, Duke University, author of Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design
"This book fills an important need for a work that straddles the literacy-numeracy divide. It is a useful historical synthesis of the technical foundations of the American experience in the twentieth century."--Robert Friedel, University of Maryland, author of Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty
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- Title Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century
- Author David P. Billington; David Billington Jr
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition,
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton:
- Date 2006-10-22
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780691102924 / 0691102929
- Weight 1.91 lbs (0.87 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 8.82 x 0.96 in (23.52 x 22.40 x 2.44 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Engineering - United States - History, Engineers - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005037085
- Dewey Decimal Code 620.009
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 09/15/2006, Page 12
- Library Journal, 09/01/2006, Page 177
- Science Books & Films, 03/01/2007, Page 64
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