Engineering : a very short introduction

By:

Blockley, David

Material type: Text

9780199578696

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

620.002 23 BLO-E

LOC classification:

TA148 .B59 2012

Contents:

From idea to reality -- The age of gravity : time for work -- The age of heat : you can't get something for nothing -- The age of electromagnetism : the power of attraction -- The age of information : getting smaller -- The age of systems : risky futures.

Summary: Engineering is part of almost everything we do, from the water we drink and the food we eat to the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on. This book explores the nature and practice of engineering, its history, its scope, and its relationship with art, science, and technology.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Engineering and Allied Operation	620.002 BLO-E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008020

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-129) and index.

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Engineering is part of almost everything we do, from the water we drink and the food we eat to the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on. This book explores the nature and practice of engineering, its history, its scope, and its relationship with art, science, and technology.

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