Overview
Discover the secret method used to build the world . . . For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress. But this powerful method, the ""engineering method"", is an all but hidden process that few of us have heard of--let alone understand--but that influences every aspect of our lives. Bill Hammack, a Carl Sagan Award-winning professor of engineering and viral ""The Engineer Guy"" on YouTube, has a lifelong passion for the things we make, and how we make them. Now, for the first time, he reveals the invisible method behind every invention and takes us on a whirlwind tour of how humans built the world we know today. From the grand stone arches of medieval cathedrals to the mundane modern soda can, Hammack explains the golden rule of thumb that underlies every new building technique, every technological advancement, and every creative solution that leads us one step closer to a better, more functional world. Spanning centuries and cultures, Hammack offers a fascinating perspective on how humans engineer solutions in a world full of problems.
Full Product Details
Author: Bill Hammack ,
Jonathan Todd Ross
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Imprint: HighBridge Audio
ISBN: 9798212549769
Publication Date: 21 March 2023
Audience:
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Bill Hammack, PhD, is a professor of engineering at the University of Illinois and the host of the engineerguy YouTube channel. His work has received nine national awards from a diverse group of engineering, scientific, and journalistic societies. In 2019 he was the recipient of the prestigious Carl Sagan Award. He lives in Chicago with his family. Jonathan Todd Ross, a graduate of the NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, has narrated over 120 audiobooks across a wide variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, self-help, YA, biography and memoir, children's literature, and romance. He's won an Audie Award (Restart by Gordon Korman), received numerous YALSA and Earphone Awards (Swindle by Gordon Korman, Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger, and more), and made all of his middle school bullies regret every mean thing they ever said to him when he narrated Tom Brady's The TB12 Method. Jonathan loves narrating all genres, bringing the author's words to audio-life.
