How The Great Pyramid Was Built

Smith, Craig; Smith, Craig B.

ISBN 10: 158834200X / ISBN 13: 9781588342003

Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 2004

About this Item

(1st) Foreword by Zahi Hawass, photos by Andy Ryan. Larger book, dark brown spine, brown boards, very bright blue lettering on spine, brown color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 288 pages, illustrations throughout. DJ glossy beneath mylar with color-illustration of Egyptian hieroglyphics on front, brown spine and back, color photo of pyramid at top back, praise from Albert Dorman, Elizabeth Brooks and others. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Seller Inventory # 38659

Bibliographic Details

• Title: How The Great Pyramid Was Built
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158834200X
• ISBN 13: 9781588342003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture
  • Travel

About this title

Synopsis

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.

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.