How the Great Pyramid Was Built - Softcover

Smith, Craig B.

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9780060891589: How the Great Pyramid Was Built

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ISBN 10: 0060891580 ISBN 13: 9780060891589

Publisher: Perennial, 2006

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A leading engineer provides an in-depth look at the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, discussing how the ancient Egyptians developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, and solved specific design and engineering problems, in a guide complemented by a construction site walking tour and numerous tool and technique illustrations. Reprint.

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Smith, a public works engineer by profession, produces a fascinating scenario for the erection circa 2550 B.C.E. of the Great Pyramid of Khufu. . . . This impressive, accessible analysis is an absolute necessity for the basic Egyptology collection. Gilbert Taylor, "Booklist"" --Various

"Smith, a public works engineer by profession, produces a fascinating scenario for the erection circa 2550 B.C.E. of the Great Pyramid of Khufu. . . . This impressive, accessible analysis is an absolute necessity for the basic Egyptology collection." --Gilbert Taylor, Booklist

-Smith, a public works engineer by profession, produces a fascinating scenario for the erection circa 2550 B.C.E. of the Great Pyramid of Khufu. . . . This impressive, accessible analysis is an absolute necessity for the basic Egyptology collection.- --Gilbert Taylor, Booklist

About the Author:

Craig B. Smith is former president of Daniel, Mann, Johnson, Mendenhall, Holmes & Narver, a global engineering, architecture, and construction firm that has been involved in many major public works projects, including the renovating of the Pentagon before and after 9/11. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering from UCLA, where he was an assistant professor of engineering and assistant director of the Nuclear Energy Laboratory. His work on the Great Pyramid was featured on A&E's The Great Builders of Egypt and on PBS's Lost Cities of the Pyramids.

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