The 50 Greatest Engineers

Paul Virr

• 01 december 2021
• 9781398816961

Samenvatting:

Engineering is everywhere, from the Large Hadron Collider to invisibly small circuits on silicon chips*. The 50 Greatest Engineers* celebrates the great achievements that have been made through the ages, containing profiles of the best-known and most innovative engineers of all time. Chosen from across the globe, they include a diverse range of talent - from the likes of Nikola Tesla, Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Gustave Eiffel to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fazlu Rahman Khan and the Wright Brothers.

Fully illustrated in full-color with examples of their major works, whether they be machines, buildings, bridges or life-changing technical innovations, this fascinating book explores how these men and women have beaten the odds to develop them.

Includes:
• Full-colour photographs and illustrations of famous inventions
• Concise professional biographies of the engineers listed
• Entries arranged in chronological order for easy reference

This is the perfect reference book for all the family to answer the question - 'Who made that?'