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Engineering the Panama Canal : a centennial retrospective : proceedings of sessions honoring the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal at the ASCE Global Engineering Conference 2014, October 7-11, 2014, Panama City, Panama / / sponsored by the History and Heritage Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Bernard G. Dennis Jr
| Engineering the Panama Canal : a centennial retrospective : proceedings of sessions honoring the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal at the ASCE Global Engineering Conference 2014, October 7-11, 2014, Panama City, Panama / / sponsored by the History and Heritage Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Bernard G. Dennis Jr |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Virginia : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (411 p.) |
| Disciplina | 627/.1370972875 |
| Soggetto topico | Channels (Hydraulic engineering) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-7844-7871-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Early Efforts""; ""UK Britain and the Trans-isthmian Dream""; ""The French Attempt to Construct a Canal at Panama""; ""Building the Canal""; ""Building the Panama Canal (Men, Machines, and Methods)""; ""Men Responsible""; ""George S. Morison and Philippe Bunau-Varilla: The Indispensable Men of Panama""; ""The American Engineers that Built the Panama Canal""; ""Remembering Joseph Pennell and the Panama Canal""; ""Akira Aoyama's Achievements on the Panama Canal Project""; ""After Completion""; ""Gatun Dam History and Developments""
""The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco and Panama Canal Model, Conference and Proceedings"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460357903321 |
| Reston, Virginia : , : American Society of Civil Engineers, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Panama Canal : an army's enterprise / / Jon T. Hoffman
| The Panama Canal : an army's enterprise / / Jon T. Hoffman |
| Autore | Hoffman Jon T. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Center of Military History, United States Army, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 97 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 627/.1370972875 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HoffmanJon T. <1955-> |
| Collana | CMH pub |
| Soggetto topico | Canals - Panama - Design and construction |
| ISBN | 0-16-086727-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Panama Canal: an army's enterprise -- Charting the path -- Army engineers take the lead -- Sidebar: Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals -- Conquering yellow fever -- Sidebar: Yellow fever work in Cuba -- Sidebar: William and Marie Gorgas--a partnership against yellow fever -- Battling malaria and other threats -- Digging down -- Sidebar: Steam shovels -- Building up -- Working on the railroad -- Sidebar: Frederick Mears--soldier and builder -- Completing the mission -- Defending the canal -- Transitioning to a Panamanian Canal -- Legacy -- Suggestions for further reading -- Contributors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703449803321 |
Hoffman Jon T. <1955->
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : Center of Military History, United States Army, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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