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  • The Forth Bridges Through Time

    door Michael Meighan ...
    Serie series Through Time
    The River Forth is one of Scotland’s great waterways. It has a majestic history and heritage, part of which is the Forth bridges. Of these, the most iconic is the Forth Rail Bridge, which opened in 1890. But there is also the Kincardine Bridge, opened in 1936 and once the longest swing bridge in Europe, the Forth Road Bridge, opened in 1964, and the new Queensferry Crossing, due to be completed in ... Meer lezen

    12,29 €

  • Glasgow Central Station Through Time

    door Michael Meighan ...
    Serie series Through Time
    Originally opened in August 1879, Central Station became a Glasgow landmark and one of Scotland's great buildings following a rebuild between 1901 and 1905 supervised by Caledonian Railway chief engineer Donald Matheson. The Edwardian ticket offices and information building still survive, as does the Central Hotel, while the glass-walled bridge which carries the station building over Argyle Street ... Meer lezen

    12,29 €

  • Edinburgh Waverley Station Through Time

    door Michael Meighan ...
    Serie series Through Time
    Waverley is Scotland’s largest railway station and covering an area of 25 acres it is the second largest mainline station in the UK after Waterloo. Unusually for such an important destination it is both a terminus and a through station. In the 1840s, three railway companies built stations at the east end of what had been the Nor Loch – North Bridge, General and Canal Street – and these became ... Meer lezen

    12,29 €

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  • The Great Bridge

    The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

    door David McCullough ...
    A monumental tale of American ambition, told by Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master historian David McCullough. This gripping saga of the creation of the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the country’s boldest engineering achievements, reveals not only the politics and personalities behind "America’s Eiffel Tower," but charts New York’s ascent as a thriving metropolis.Around 1870, during the Age of ... Meer lezen

    16,76 €

  • 10 Amazing Bridges

    door Chris Peacock ...
    This quick-read guide introduces the reader to ten of the most amazing bridges in the world. Including photographs of every bridge and a brief description of the history of the structure, this ebook has been specially formatted for today's e-readers. ... Meer lezen

    0,99 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Chief Engineer

    The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge

    door Erica Wagner ...
    A New Statesman Book of the Year for 2017His father conceived of the Brooklyn Bridge, but it was Washington Roebling who built this iconic feat of human engineering after his father's tragic death. It has stood for more than 130 years and is now as much a part of New York as the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. Yet, as recognisable as the bridge is, its builder is too often ... Meer lezen

    10,45 €

  • Bridge over the River

    After Death Communications of a Young Artist Who Died in World War I

    door Anonymous ...
    Vertaald door Joseph Wetzl ...
    This book contains communications from a young musician named Sigwart to his sister after his death in 1915. After experiencing an inner unrest leading to the feeling that her brother was trying to contact her, she gradually achieved conscious contact with him, receiving the remarkable messages included here, messages that she shared with Rudolf Steiner. She relates his reaction:"For an hour and ... Meer lezen

    6,36 €

  • Bridging the Strait

    The Story of The Confederation Bridge Project

    June 1997 marked the opening of the Confederation Bridge which spans the Northumberland Strait and connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick.The bridge, designed and built by the international consortium Strait Crossing, is one of the most innovative engineering projects undertaken in Canada. It is the longest bridge ever constructed over ice covered water and one of the longest continuous ... Meer lezen

    6,88 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Engineers of Dreams

    Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America

    door Henry Petroski ...
    Petroski reveals the science and engineering--not to mention the politics, egotism, and sheer magic--behind America's great bridges, particularly those constructed during the great bridge-building era starting in the 1870s and continuing through the 1930s. It is the story of the men and women who built the St. Louis, the George Washington, and the Golden Gate bridges, drawing not only on their ... Meer lezen

    10,59 €

  • Eleven Minutes Late

    A Train Journey to the Soul of Britain

    door Matthew Engel ...
    Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe. Trains are deeply embedded in the national psyche and folklore - yet it is considered uncool to care about them.For Matthew Engel the railway system is the ultimate expression of Britishness. It represents all the nation's ingenuity, incompetence, nostalgia, corruption, ... Meer lezen

    12,71 €

  • My Fair Ladies

    Female Robots, Androids, and Other Artificial Eves

    door Julie Wosk ...
    Runner-up for the 2015 Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Book PrizeThe fantasy of a male creator constructing his perfect woman dates back to the Greek myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. Yet as technology has advanced over the past century, the figure of the lifelike manmade woman has become nearly ubiquitous, popping up in everything from Bride of Frankenstein to Weird Science to The Stepford ... Meer lezen

    22,89 €

  • Handbook of Corrosion Engineering 2/E

    THE MOST COMPLETE, UP-TO-DATE CORROSION CONTROL REFERENCEFully revised throughout, Handbook of Corrosion Engineering, Second Edition discusses the latest advances in corrosion-resistant materials, methods, and protective coatings. This comprehensive resource covers all aspects of corrosion damage, including detection, monitoring, prevention, and control. Written by a world-renowned expert on the ... Meer lezen

    131,83 €