History of engineering & technology books

You might know the old adage - Curiosity almost blew the cat's eye out. Is that how it went? Moiety of a Gingerbread...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

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First published in 1985, this book enabled a whole new generation to learn game coding on their Atari 130XE - one...  Read More >>

East of Babylon, the 75-mile segment of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stretching from Bay Shore to Montauk is...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

First published in 1985, this book enabled a whole new generation to learn game coding on their Atari 130XE - one...  Read More >>

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Written by C64 expert Mark Greenshields, this piece of retro computing history helped many aspiring programmers...  Read More >>

My early life, both prior to and during World War II, was something of a struggle and undoubtedly contributed a...  Read More >>

"In 1900, Paris had no tourist helicopters, no skyscrapers, no drones; and yet, visitors to the city had many opportunities...  Read More >>

Eminent physicist and economist, Robert Ayres, examines the history of technology as a change agent in society,...  Read More >>

Written by C64 expert Mark Greenshields, this piece of retro computing history helped many aspiring programmers...  Read More >>

Edmond[1] (or Edmund[2]) Halley, FRS (/ haeli/;[3][4] 8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 - 25 January 1742 [O.S....  Read More >>

"In 1900, Paris had no tourist helicopters, no skyscrapers, no drones; and yet, visitors to the city had many opportunities...  Read More >>

CSX Transportation Railroad Heritage is a photographic essay of this major railroad that was formed in 1980 by a...  Read More >>

A one-of-a-kind readable history of the railroads that helped develop the timber and coal resources of Coos County,...  Read More >>

Seattle has a long tradition of being at the forefront of technological innovation. In 1919, an eager young inventor...  Read More >>

High Point University was founded in 1924 as a small liberal arts college. The High Point Furniture Market was founded...  Read More >>

I read a calculation of the average number of hours of work that go into the average Nobel Prize winning bid. On...  Read More >>

In making sense of these prospects, Simon’s book sketches the rise of a new epochal thinking, introduces the epochal...  Read More >>

Walter Isaacson vuelve a fascinarnos, esta vez con la historia de Jennifer Doudna, Premio Nobel de Química 2020,...  Read More >>

Cape Horn conjures up images of wind-whipped waters and desperate mariners in frozen rigging. Long recognized as...  Read More >>

Starting with the great migration along the Oregon Trail in the 1840s, central Wyoming has long been a transportation...  Read More >>

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