Product details
ISBN
9780306812835
Published
2003-07-10
Publisher
Hachette Books
Weight
416 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
154 mm
Thickness
29 mm
Age
01, G
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
424
Author
Biographical note
J. E. Gordon, a professor at the University of Reading, is renowned for his research in plastics, crystals, and new materials.
For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper or a kangaroo, this book will ease your anxiety and answer your questions. J. E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.
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"Rich and readable...personal, witty and ironic." --Scientific American
Product details
ISBN
9780306812835
Published
2003-07-10
Publisher
Hachette Books
Weight
416 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
154 mm
Thickness
29 mm
Age
01, G
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
424
Author