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1	Mover of Men & Mountains more books like this by R G Letourneau add to wishlist This is the story of inventor and industrialist, R.G. LeTourneau, whose inventive genius was decades ahead of his time. His combination of enterprise and Christian commitment led to his sponsoring many works involving foreign missions and education. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions
2	Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America more books like this by Henry Petroski add to wishlist This is the story behind the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, and a score of other marvels of the late 19th and 20th centuries' engineering geniuses. The author depicts his heroes' flaws as well as their virtues in his ongoing crusade to celebrate these engineers and the opposition that they encountered in politics, banking, public ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer more books like this by Henry Petroski add to wishlist By reminiscing about (among other things) his boyhood paper route, Petroski in this appealing memoir guides readers through 1950s Queens from a paperboy's point of view. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Werner Sobek: Art of Engineering more books like this by Werner Blaser add to wishlist This text provides an overview of the work of the engineer, Werner Sobek. It examines the most important projects of the 90s. The technical innovation of his constructions is documented in his drawings, and large format duotone photographs convey an extraordinary aesthetic impression. His work with steel, titanium, glass, fabric, wood or concrete ... see all copies from $4.38! new only from $4.38! \| first editions
5	Tamarind Woman more books like this by Anita Rau Badami add to wishlist Set in the exotic railway colonies of India, this bestselling Canadian novel tells a story of the ties of love and resentment that bind a mother and daughter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Bridging Deep South Rivers: The Life and Legend of Horace King more books like this by John S Lupold, Thomas L French, Jr. add to wishlist Horace King (1807-1885) built covered bridges over every large river in the Gulf South from Georgia through Alabama to eastern Mississippi. That King, who began life as a slave in Cheraw, South Carolina, received no formal training makes his story all the more remarkable. This is the first major biography of the gifted architect and engineer who ... see all copies from $18.12! new only from $24.83! \| SVS
7	Zachry: The Man & His Companies more books like this by Amado F. Cavazos add to wishlist see all copies from $14.84! signed copies
8	Brunel: The Life and Times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel more books like this by R Angus Buchanan add to wishlist Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) is rightly revered as one of the greatest of all engineers. His leading role in the transport revolution of the nineteenth century, and especially in the building of the Great Western Railway, left an indelible mark on the British landscape. His achievements captured the imagination of his contemporaries and ... see all copies from $19.11! new only from $23.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Isambard Kingdom Brunel more books like this by L. T. C. Rolt add to wishlist see all copies from $5.92! new only from $16.26! \| first editions
10	Thomas Telford: An Illustrated Life more books like this by Rhoda M Pearce add to wishlist see all copies from $3.86! new only from $3.88! \| first editions
11	The Great Bridge-Building Contest more books like this by Bo Zaunders, Roxie Munro (Illustrator) add to wishlist The award-winning husband-and-wife team relate the true story of the building of the only wooden bridge built without nails that serves a U.S. highway today, built in the 19th century in Virginia over the Tygart River by a West Virginian with only a third grade education. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Karl Terzaghi: The Engineer as Artist more books like this by Richard E. Goodman add to wishlist Although I knew Terzhaghi well, I did not fully appreciate the personal struggles or the genius of the man until I read Goodman's manuscript - Goodman has caught the essence of the man, says Ralph Peck in the foreword of this first full-length, critical biography on the life of Karl Terzaghi. If civil engineering were a game, Terzaghi had a right ... see all copies from $29.80! new only from $78.27!
13 view cover	Building Japan 1868-1876 more books like this by Richard Henry Brunton, Brunton Richard add to wishlist No better example could be found of Japan's urgent need for imported technological expertise to help bring about her own industrial revolution in the last quarter of the 19th century than the Scottish civil engineer Richard Henry Brunton. This book is Brunton's own account of his eight years in Japan (1868-76) which has remained unpublished for ... see all copies from $24.00! new only from $171.37! \| first editions
14	Leif Sverdrup, "Engineer Soldier at His Best" more books like this by Gregory M. Franzwa, William J. Ely add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! new only from $328.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Marc Isambard Brunel more books like this by P Clementis, Paul Clements add to wishlist Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) nourished an extraordinary intellect, in spite of a tyrannical father. After serving in Louis XVI's navy as an officer cadet, he left France and, at the age of 30, came to Britain via America; 50 years later he died here. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) nourished an equally extraordinary intellect. On leaving his ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $21.14!
16 view cover	Engineering Architecture: The Vision of Fazlur R. Khan more books like this by Yasmin Sabina Khan add to wishlist The engineer of Chicago's John Hancock Center and Sears Tower, Fazlur Khan (1929-1982) pioneered structural systems for high-rise buildings that broadened the palette of forms and expressions available to design professionals today. Examining a number of projects, this study of Khan's career provides insight into architectural and engineering ... see all copies from $33.00! new only from $34.31! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Happold: The Confidence to Build more books like this by Derek Walker add to wishlist This monograph explores the life and work of Sir Edmund (Ted) Happold (1930-1996) and the legacy he has left to the engineering profession. He was renowned internationally as a practitioner, a research guru and an industry spokesman. He was head of the School of Architecture and Building Engineering at the University of Bath, the principal of Buro ... see all copies from $16.89! new only from $133.39!
18 view cover	Brunel : the great engineer more books like this by Tim Bryan add to wishlist Isambard Kingdom Brunel was to dominate engineering in a wide range of fields - railways, shipping and docks - from his earliest day through to his death in 1859.' see all copies from $15.00! new only from $42.61! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Eiffel Tower more books like this by Meg Greene add to wishlist The world's most ambitious design and engineering projects of the past century gained almost instant international notoriety. Each required bold innovation, a unique vision, and many dedicated and courageous teams to make the plans a reality. These landmarks stand today, not only as symbols of their time and place, but also as a testament to the ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $87.98!
20	The American Civil Engineer: 1852-1974: The History, Traditions & Development of the Asce more books like this by William H. Wisely add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
21	The Little Giant: A Life of I.K. Brunel more books like this by Alan Buck add to wishlist see all copies from $18.00! signed copies \| first editions
22	The Rendel connection : a dynasty of engineers more books like this by Michael R. Lane add to wishlist see all copies from $7.82! first editions
23 view cover	Thomas Telford more books like this by Anthony Burton add to wishlist This is the biography of Thomas Telford who was one of the giants of the heroic age of civil engineering in Britain. Today he is probably best remembered for his Menai Straits and Conwy bridges and for the Pontycysllte aquaduct over the River Dee.' see all copies from $19.99! new only from $78.99!
24	C. D. Howe, a biography more books like this by Robert Bothwell, William Kilbourn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Thomas Telford more books like this by L T C Rolt add to wishlist Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792, he moved to London where he was involved in building additions to Somerset House. Two years later, he found work at Portsmouth dockyard. In 1787, he became surveyor of ... see all copies from $14.84! first editions

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