David P Billington, David Billington Jr

Power, Speed, and Form

Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 225mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 867g
• ISBN-13: 9780691102924
• ISBN-10: 0691102929
• Artikelnr.: 22366704

Autorenporträt

David P. Billington is Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor of Engineering at Princeton University. His books include The Innovators; Robert Maillart: Designer, Builder, Artist; and The Tower and the Bridge (Princeton). David P. Billington Jr. holds a Ph.D. in modern history from the University of Texas and is an independent scholar.