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Power, Speed, And Form

Presents an account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939 - the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio, the long-span steel bridge, and building with reinforced concrete.
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Presents an account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939
- the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio, the long-span steel bridge, & building with reinforced concrete.

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Electric - A general term for the flow of electric charge
Steel - An alloy made predominately of Iron combined with <2% carbon
Radio - A device used for listening to audio transmissions
Oil - A hydrophobic liquid with high carbon and hydrogen content. Has many variations including; cooking oils, petrochemical oils, essential oils.
Telephone - A device used for communicating audio over long distances
speed - A measurement of how fast an object travels between two points
Reinforced - Relating to structure, making it more sturdy.

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A UK based company founded in 1998. Offering exceptional value for money on a wide range of books including leather bound books and sticker books.

Over 5 million books in stock - all new
Discounts of upto 80 percent
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