Remarkable engineers : from Riquet to Shannon / Ioan James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineers--Biography.

Engineers.

Engineers--History.

Engineering--History.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 201 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

From Riquet to Watt

From Jessop to Marc Isambard Brunel

From Trevithick to Sadi Carnot

From Henry to Bazalgette

From Eads to Bell

From Braun to Hertz

From Diesel to Marconi

From Pal'chinskii to Zworykin

From Gabor to Shannon.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-511-73949-4

1-107-20653-7

1-282-53651-6

9786612536519

0-511-67840-1

0-511-67714-6

0-511-68163-1

0-511-68361-8

0-511-81449-6

0-511-67965-3

OCLC:

609860816