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Blockley, D. I.
Engineering.
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Engineering : a very short introduction / David Blockley.
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Blockley, D. I.
Oxford Univ Press, 2012.
Call #:
620
B651e
Subjects
Engineering.
Series
Very short introductions ; 309
ISBN:
9780199578696
0199578699
Description:
xiv, 135 p. ; 18 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (127-129) and index.
Contents:
1. From idea to reality; 2. The age of gravity - time for work; 3. The age of heat - you can't get something for nothing; 4. The age of electromagnetism - the power of attraction; 5. The age of information - getting smaller; 6. The age of systems - risky futures.
Summary:
Engineering is part of almost everything we do - from the water we drink and the food we eat, to the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on. This book explores the nature and practice of engineering, its history, its scope, and its relationship with art, science and technology.
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