Building the World : An Encyclopedia of the Great Engineering Projects in History [Two Volumes]

Building the World : An Encyclopedia of the Great Engineering Projects in History [Two Volumes]

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Book Description
Humans are builders--we make structures to span rivers, to connect points of land, to offer shelter. Indeed, throughout history, civilizations have created structures of such immense scale, requiring such tremendous resources, that they might have been thought impossible. From the Taj Mahal to the Suez Canal, from Solomon's Temple to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, these feats of macro-engineering are a testament to the creativity and foresight of engineers, architects, government officials, and diplomats. Who came up with the ideas for these projects? How did they see them through to completion? What obstacles--diplomatic, legal, logistical, and engineering--had to be overcome for these structures to be built? What impact did these engineering projects have on the economies and cultures of their societies? This encyclopedia answers all of these questions, showing how central these great engineering projects are to the history of civilization.

About the Author
FRANK P. DAVIDSON was the American co-founder (1957) of The Channel Tunnel Study Group and the initiator of teaching and research in macro-engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Davidson has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and has been appointed a Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. KATHLEEN LUSK BROOKE is the Founder and Managing Director of the Center for the Study of Success. She is the author of many works on policy and management, including the book Mobilizing the Organization: Bringing Strategy to Life

Building the World: An Encyclopedia of the Great Engineering Projects in History [Two Volumes],Frank P. Davidson,Kathleen Lusk Brooke,Greenwood Press,0313333548,Encyclopedias,Engineering - General,History,History - General History,Industrial engineering,Reference,World - General,Technology / Engineering / General

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