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Author James, I. M. (Ioan Mackenzie), 1928-

Title Remarkable engineers : from Riquet to Shannon / Ioan James
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2010]
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 201 pages) : illustrations
Summary Engineering transformed the world completely between the 17th and 21st centuries. Remarkable Engineers tells the stories of 51 of the key pioneers in this transformation, from the designers and builders of the world's railways, bridges and aeroplanes, to the founders of the modern electronics and communications revolutions. The focus throughout is on their varied life stories, and engineering and scientific detail is kept to a minimum. Engineer profiles are organized chronologically, inviting readers with an interest in engineering to follow the path by which these remarkable engineers utterly changed our lives
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Engineering -- History.
Engineers -- Biography.
Engineers -- History.
Genre/Form Biography.
History.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0511677146 (electronic bk.)
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