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Amazing feats of mechanical engineering / by Chris Eboch ; content consultant, Carrie Hall, Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eboch, Chris, author.
- Series:
- Great achievements in engineering.
- Great achievements in engineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mechanical engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title examines amazing feats of mechanical engineering, including Mars rovers, robotic surgery systems, and advanced wind turbines. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline.
- Contents:
- chapter 1. Creating a better world
- chapter 2. Mechanical engineering
- chapter 3. The road to Mars
- chapter 4. Exploring the red planet
- chapter 5. A robot surgeon
- chapter 6. Troubleshooting Da Vinci
- chapter 7. Power from the air
- chapter 8. Keeping the lights on
- chapter 9. The future of engineering.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781629685304
- 1629685305
- 9781629683195
- 1629683191
- OCLC:
- 884551732
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