Flying Buttresses, Entropy, and O-Rings: The World of an Engineer
by Adams, James L
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0674306880
- ISBN 13
- 9780674306882
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1991. 264 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author James L. Adams, with a personalized inscription. A near-fine copy of the first printing. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. "From Teflon to Velcro, from bandwidths to base pairs, the artifacts of engineering and technology reflect the broad scope-and frustrating limitations-of our imagination. Best-selling author James Adams takes readers on an enlightening tour of this exciting world, demystifying such endeavors as design, research, and manufacturing." - Publisher. CONTENTS: A brief history of technology - the underpinnings; beyond the calculator - the complexity of engineering; the origin of problems - the pushes and pulls; design and invention - the concept; mathematics - the numerical mystique; science and research - the basics; development, test, and failure - the proof of the pudding; manufacturing and assembly - the critical art; money and business - the grease; regulation - the painful inevitability; thinking technology - the challenge for the future.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.
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- Title
- Flying Buttresses, Entropy, and O-Rings: The World of an Engineer
- Author
- Adams, James L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0674306880
- ISBN 13
- 9780674306882
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
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- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Architecture / Design & Drafting; Architecture / Methods & Materials;
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