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Engineering: A Very Short Introduction By David Blockley (Paperback,
2012)
Engineering is part of almost everything we do - from the water we drink and the food we eat to the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on In this Very Short Introduction David Blockley explores the nature and practice of engineering its history its scope and its relationship with art craft science and technology He considers the role of engineering in the modern world demonstrating its need to provide both practical and socially acceptable solutions and explores how engineers use natural phenomena to embrace human needs From its early roots starting with Archimedes to some of the great figures of engineering such as Brunel and Marconi right up to the modern day he also looks at some of its challenges - when things go wrong - such as at Chernobyl Ultimately he shows
how engineering is intimately part of who and what we are ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable
how engineering is intimately part of who and what we are ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable
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