Dp Billington (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New. pp. 328.

Condition: New. pp. 328.

Condition: New. pp. 328.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1200grams, ISBN:0262023105.…

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnDAVID P. BILLINGTON, Professor of Civil Engineering at Princeton University, is the author of The Tower and the Bridge and Robert Maillart s Bridges: The Art of Engineering, winner of the 1979 Dexter Prize as the outs.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. An excellent account; some lovely structures. For the Architectural History Foundation. pp.xvi.131. Landscape format. DW in archival sleeve.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:0070052794.…

Untertitel: Othmar A.Ammann 1879-1965, Richard Coray 1869-1946, G-H.Dufour 1787-1875, H.U.Grubenmann 1709-1783, Robert Maillart 1872-940 Reihe: Schweizer Pioniere der Wirtschaft und Technik Bd.41 Untergebiet: Raetica/ Helvetica Abbildungen: Zahlr.photographische Abb., Pläne Zustand: Neuwertig Seiten: 95 S. Format: 8°. Einband: kt. Gebiet: Ingenieurwissenschaften.…

Condition: New. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it s hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains.A richly illustrated introduction to the engineerin.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modernIn this age of microchips and deep space probes, it s hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. An astonishing series of engineering innovations paved the way to the twentieth century, and transformed America into the world s mightiest industrial power. The Innovators tells the exciting story of the engineering pioneers whose discoveries so dramatically altered commerce, industry, and world history. The book takes readers into the workshops of America s early engineering geniuses, explaining how they came up with their ideas and later applied them in the marketplace. Devotees of history and technology will appreciate the finely drawn profiles of America s technical wizards, from the famous--including Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat; Samuel F.B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph; and Thomas Edison, inventor of the first electrical power network--to the lesser known, such as J. Edgar Thompson, who built the Pennsylvania Railroad. From the author of the critically acclaimed The Tower and the Bridge Features over 80 illustrations of the engineers and their inventionsDAVID P. BILLINGTON (Princeton, New Jersey), a professor of civil engineering at Princeton University, is the author of The Tower and the Bridge, and Robert Maillart s Bridges: The Art of Engineering, which won the 1979 Dexter Prize as the outstanding book on the history of technology.…