Works of Man

Author:   Ronald Clark
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781448206575


Pages:   522
Publication Date:   28 March 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Works of Man is a chronicle of man's attempts from prehistoric times to the space age to exploit for his own purposes the slowly discerned laws of nature. Exciting, instructive, and eminently readable, this mine of information covers the broad sweep of technological achievements, from the invention of the wheel more than six millennia ago to the miniaturization of the electronic computer. Beginning with a description of the early builders in the days of ancient Babylon, continuing through to the end of the Roman Empire, the author goes on to explain the engineering principles that were gradually developed in the Dark Ages, enabling men to build the medieval cathedrals; to try to drain the Pontine marshes near Rome, the meres of Holland, and the British fenlands; and to raise the new military defenses that transformed warfare. Discussion of the work of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo leads on to the development of steam as a new source of power, and to the growth of civil engineering that followed in Europe and the rest of the world. Further chapters cover the change from sail to steam; canals; railways; the use of electricity; the growth of manned flight; the rise of the plastics industry; nuclear engineering; and the problems of space exploration.

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Author:   Ronald Clark
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Reader
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.563kg
ISBN:  

9781448206575


ISBN 10:   144820657
Pages:   522
Publication Date:   28 March 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Big Buildings of the Ancient World Ending 'By Guess and By God' The Coming of Steam Engineering Artificial Waterways The Coming of the Iron Horse New Metals and Better Bridges Engines on the Oceans Man Makes Materials A New Source of Power Men with Wings Burrowing Through and Building Up The Rise of the Number-Crunchers Towards the Ultimate Power Into Space Futures Bibliography

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Author Website:   http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=14687

Ronald Clark (1916-1987) born in London and educated at King's College School. In 1933 he chose journalism as a career. During the Second World War, after being turned down for military duty on medical grounds, he served as a war correspondent. During this time Clark landed on Juno Beach with the Canadians on D-Day and followed the war until it's end, then remained in Germany to report on the major War Crimes trials. Clark returned to Britain in 1948 and wrote extensively on subjects ranging from mountain climbing to the atomic bomb, Balmoral Castle to world explorers. He also wrote a number of biographies on a myriad of figures, such as: Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Sigmund Freud, and Bertrand Russell.

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Author Website:   http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=14687

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