Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century

Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century

written by David P. Billington, Jr. and David P. Billington, Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 298 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary
From airplanes and trains to automobiles and skyscrapers, this book summarizes some of the major engineering breakthroughs between 1876 and 1939.
Field of Interest
Global Issues
Author
David P. Billington, Jr., David P. Billington
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University Press
Corporate Author
Princeton University Press
Content Type
General reference book
Duration
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Format
Text
Original Publication Date
2006
Page Count
298
Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Place Published / Released
Princeton, NJ
Subject
Global Issues, Engineering, Social Sciences, Science & Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace engineering, Chemical engineering, Structural engineering, Civil engineering, Transportation engineering, Engineering, Aeronáutica y Astronáutica, Aeronáutica e Astronáutica, Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, Engenharia Química, Ingeniería Química, Train, Skyscraper, Automobile, Airplanes, Invention
Keywords and Translated Subjects
Aeronáutica y Astronáutica, Aeronáutica e Astronáutica, Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, Engenharia Química, Ingeniería Química, Train, Skyscraper, Automobile, Airplanes, Invention

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