- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Dave Wilhelm Books, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.Dave Wilhelm Books
AbeBooks seller since March 19, 2001
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- Title
- Masterworks of Technology
- Author
- Lewis, E.E.
- Publisher
- Prometheus
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1591022436
- ISBN 13
- 9781591022435
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 20 ounces
Today s technology is the product of a fascinating synergy of science s search for comprehension of the material universe and engineering s drive to build things and make them work. In the 20th century this synergy achieved many unprecedented successes, the most spectacular of which is arguably the first moon landing of the Apollo program. "Rocket science," now symbolic of humanity s most complex technological endeavors, is the culmination of centuries of achievements by architects of pyramids and cathedrals, medieval craft guilds, and pioneering inventors and scientists from the Renaissance through the Industrial Revolution.
Melding his own personal experiences from visiting Chartres Cathedral to flying aboard a Boeing 777 with vivid historical vignettes, the author skillfully demonstrates the importance of craft tradition, scientific method, production organization, economics, and more to the creation of modern technology. The many topics that Lewis illuminates include the slow evolution of the wheelwright s craft, the background and training of the architect-engineers who undertook the construction of medieval cathedrals, the importance of patronage and venture capitalists in realizing the big ideas of past and present, the increasing use of visualization as seen in Leonardo s notebooks, Galileo s immense contribution of bringing science and engineering together, the increasing importance of basic science as the seedbed of engineering and design innovations, the challenge of attempting unprecedented feats while minimizing risk as exemplified by space flight, and much more.
Whether Lewis is discussing the distribution of weight along flying buttresses, the challenges faced by Morse in engineering the telegraph, or the Apollo program s monumental team effort, the author s deep knowledge of and enthusiasm for his subject and his gift for engaging, lively prose make for a fascinating exploration of science and engineering through the ages.
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