Engineering
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780199578696
Publication date:
20/07/2012
Paperback
144 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199578696
Publication date:
20/07/2012
Paperback
144 pages
David Blockley
Examines the role and identity of engineering in comparison with science, technology, art, and craft,Defines the five ages of engineering - gravity, heat, electromagnetism, information, and systems - in order to show how the specialisms relate to one another,Uses examples of everyday 'tools', such as a mobile telephone, to describe how engineering actually works,Explores the historical development of engineering as a discipline
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David Blockley
Description
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. In this Very Short Introduction, David Blockley explores the nature and practice of engineering, its history, its scope, and its relationship with art, craft, science, and technology. He considers the role of engineering in the modern world, demonstrating its need to provide both practical and socially acceptable solutions, and explores how engineers use natural phenomena to embrace human needs.
From its early roots starting with Archimedes to some of the great figures of
engineering such as Brunel and Marconi, right up to the modern day, he also looks at some of its challenges - when things go wrong - such as at Chernobyl. Ultimately, he shows how engineering is intimately part of who and what we are.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
David Blockley, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow, University of BristolProfessor Blockley is an engineer and an academic scientist. He has been Head of the Department of Civil Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Bristol. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers, and the Royal Society of Arts. He has written four other books including The Penguin Dictionary of Civil Engineering (2005).
David Blockley
Table of contents
1:From idea to reality
2:The age of gravity - time for work
3:The age of heat - you can't get something for nothing
4:The age of electromagnetism - the power of attraction
5:The age of information - getting smaller
6:The age of systems - risky futures
Glossary
Further reading
David Blockley
Description
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. In this Very Short Introduction, David Blockley explores the nature and practice of engineering, its history, its scope, and its relationship with art, craft, science, and technology. He considers the role of engineering in the modern world, demonstrating its need to provide both practical and socially acceptable solutions, and explores how engineers use natural phenomena to embrace human needs.
From its early roots starting with Archimedes to some of the great figures of
engineering such as Brunel and Marconi, right up to the modern day, he also looks at some of its challenges - when things go wrong - such as at Chernobyl. Ultimately, he shows how engineering is intimately part of who and what we are.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
David Blockley, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow, University of BristolProfessor Blockley is an engineer and an academic scientist. He has been Head of the Department of Civil Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Bristol. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers, and the Royal Society of Arts. He has written four other books including The Penguin Dictionary of Civil Engineering (2005).
Table of contents
1:From idea to reality
2:The age of gravity - time for work
3:The age of heat - you can't get something for nothing
4:The age of electromagnetism - the power of attraction
5:The age of information - getting smaller
6:The age of systems - risky futures
Glossary
Further reading
Jim Baggott
Owen Gingerich
David C. Catling
Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity
James P. Sethna
William J. Mullin
The Wonderful World of Relativity
Andrew Steane
Don Lincoln
Pierre Binétruy
Alvaro De Rújula
Frank Close
