History of engineering & technology books

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Over the Spectrum was first published in 1982 and at the time was considered one of the best introductions to programming...  Read More >>

In 1835, cousins Joaquin Moraga and Juan Bernal were granted 13,326 acres in present-day Lamorinda, California,...  Read More >>

Considered to be one of the most scenic roads in America, the Kancamagus Highway draws thousands of tourists to...  Read More >>

In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist details everything...  Read More >>

This book, aimed at general readers, covers the entirety of computing history from antiquity to the present, placing...  Read More >>

"""A sweeping and lively history of one of the most dramatic stories never told--of the greatest railroad war of...  Read More >>

This book follows the emergence and transformation of the watch industry throughout the world from the beginning...  Read More >>

A provocative, exciting exploration of the future of ideas - and the history of technological and cultural progress...  Read More >>

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Die 'Zeitreisen' knüpfen an die Tradition der Jahrbücher und Zeitschriften 'zur Bildung und Erbauung' aus dem 19....  Read More >>

In this brilliant essay the historian Tony Judt describes the singular contribution made by railways to the establishment...  Read More >>

This book, within the vision of the study on the image history, clearly manifests the development of Chinese image...  Read More >>

This volumes presents the first urban history of science, technology, and medicine in Lisbon, 1840-1940. It reveals...  Read More >>

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and no one did so much to transfer the problem of human flight to the open air where it belonged.""These words were...  Read More >>

Discover a fascinating look into the lives of six historic trailblazers in this World War II-era story of the American...  Read More >>

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This book """" Jacquard Weaving and Designing """", has been considered important throughout the human history,...  Read More >>

The autobiography of one of the last pioneers of the machine tool industry and an amateur astronomer, James Nasmyth,...  Read More >>

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of...  Read More >>

Excerpt: ... attended with great care. The shoulders of the barrel and center arbors may be profitably oiled before...  Read More >>

This book """" The Great Lakes; The Vessels That Plough Them: Their Owners, Their Sailors, and Their Cargoes, Together...  Read More >>