TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blockley,D.I.
TI  - Engineering: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780199578696
AV  - TA148 .B59 2012
U1  - 620.002 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Popular works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-129) and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1318/2011945248-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1318/2011945248-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1318/2011945248-t.html
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