Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
$42.04
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
29 October 1996
Summary
Petroski reveals the science and engineering—not to mention the politics, egotism, and sheer magic—behind America’s great bridges, particularly those constructed during the great bridge-building era starting in the 1870s and continuing through the 1930s. It is the story of the men and women who built the St. Louis, the George Washington, and the Golden Gate bridges, drawing not only on their mastery of numbers but on their gifts for persuasion and self-promotion. It is an account of triumphs …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679760214 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679760210 |
| Author: | Henry Petroski |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 1996 |
| Weight: | 461g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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About The Author
Henry Petroski
Henry Petroski is the Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engineering and a professor of history at Duke University, where he also serves as chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The author of more than 15 books, he has received grants from the National Science Foundation and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Humanities Center.
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