Remarkable Engineers: From Riquet to Shannon - Couverture souple

James, Ioan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521731658 ISBN 13 : 9780521731652

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

xv 201p paperback, pictoral cover, white lettering to spine, excellent copy, like new

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Engineering transformed the world completely between the 17th and 21st centuries. Remarkable Engineers tells the stories of 51 of the key pioneers in this transformation, from the designers and builders of the world's railways, bridges and aeroplanes, to the founders of the modern electronics and communications revolutions. The focus throughout is on their varied life stories, and engineering and scientific detail is kept to a minimum. Engineer profiles are organized chronologically, inviting readers with an interest in engineering to follow the path by which these remarkable engineers utterly changed our lives.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ioan James is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and has had a distinguished career as a research mathematician. In recent years he has become interested in the history and development of scientific disciplines and the scientists involved. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1968. He is also the author of Remarkable Mathematicians, Remarkable Physicists, and Remarkable Biologists, all published by Cambridge University Press.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521731658
• ISBN 13: 9780521731652
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 218