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The Things We Make : The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
| The Things We Make : The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans |
| Autore | Hammack Bill |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Naperville : , : Sourcebooks, Incorporated, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Disciplina | 620 |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering
Manufactures Inventions Buildings |
| ISBN | 1-7282-1576-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Invisible Method: How to Build a Cathedral without Mathematics, Science, or a Yardstick -- Chapter 2. Best: The Vitruvian Man, Kodachrome, and the Constant Search for Better -- Chapter 3. Uncertainty: The Art of the Unknown and How Engineers Use It to Create Solutions -- Chapter 4. Resources: From Mesopotamia to the Islamic Empire to Space-How Materials, Energy, and Knowledge Shape Everything -- Chapter 5. Engineering Mindset: The Three Key Strategies That Created a Ceramic Masterpiece (and Every Other Innovation) -- Chapter 6. Science: The Gold Standard for Rules of Thumb -- Chapter 7. Mathematics: How Engineers Offend Mathematicians to Predict the Future -- Chapter 8. Invention: The Myth of the Lone Inventor and the Race to Light the World -- Chapter 9. Conclusion: What the Microwave Oven Teaches Us about Innovation, Technology, and How the Engineering Method Can Save the World -- Afterword -- Reading Group Guide -- Appendix: Themes -- Bibliography -- Image Credits -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Back Cover. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Things We Make |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838213103321 |
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| Naperville : , : Sourcebooks, Incorporated, , 2023 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Undone
| Undone |
| Autore | Humphreys Sara |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Naperville : , : Sourcebooks, Incorporated, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 pages) |
| Disciplina | 813.6 |
| Collana | The Amoveo Legend |
| Soggetto topico | Bodyguards |
| ISBN | 1-4022-5854-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- An excerpt from Undenied -- A sneak peek at Tall, Dark, and Vampire -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910149412803321 |
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Humphreys Sara
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| Naperville : , : Sourcebooks, Incorporated, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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