Cover art for Engineers
Published
Dorling Kindersley, May 2012
ISBN
9781405375696
Format
Softcover, 360 pages
Dimensions
30.4cm × 25.9cm × 3.1cm

Engineers Great Tales of Achievement and Ingenuity by

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This epic visual guide to the great engineers who have built our world celebrates 80 of the greatest engineers that ever lived and the stamp they have left on the world. From the men who built the Great Pyramid in Egypt to the Industrial Revolution and the impressive structures of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and on to the pioneers of space travel and the computer scientists of today.

From initial concepts to prototypes and finished designs, this book is full to bursting with technical drawings, specially commissioned artworks, blueprints and virtual tours that help bring the structures, inventions and technological breakthroughs to life.

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