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      From Insight to Innovation: Engineering Ideas That Transformed America in the Twentieth Century

      David P. Billington

      Radical Engineering presents the history and engineering principles of key 20th-century US-based innovations –

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      Lothian: Philip Kerr and the Quest for World Order

      David P. Billington

      This is the story of Philip Kerr and a group of Oxford graduates that founded The Round Table (Journal of International Affairs) in 1910 and influenced British foreign policy over…

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      The Innovators: The Engineering Pioneers Who Transformed America

      David P. Billington

      An illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it’s hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains.

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      Robert Maillart’s Bridges: The Art of Engineering

      David P. Billington

      The Description for this book, Robert Maillart’s Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming.

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      The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering

      David P. Billington

      What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to this book, now in its first…

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      The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering

      David P. Billington

      An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildings

      What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete…

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      The Innovators: The Engineering Pioneers Who Transformed America

      David P. Billington

      Exploring the history of American engineering, this text addresses the three fundamental aspects of its development: scientific basis; historical context; and cultural impact. All major engineering disciplines - mechanical, electrical…

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      Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century

      David P. Billington

      Presents an account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939 - the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio…

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      Power, Speed, and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century

      David P. Billington,David Billington Jr.

      Presents an account of the engineering behind eight breakthrough innovations that transformed American life from 1876 to 1939 - the telephone, electric power, oil refining, the automobile, the airplane, radio…

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      Robert Maillart: Builder, Designer, and Artist

      David P. Billington (Princeton University, New Jersey)

      This comprehensive biography traces the life and works of Robert Maillart, one of the most important engineers and designers of the twentieth century. Maillart considered structures not merely works of…

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      Big Dams of the New Deal Era: A Confluence of Engineering and Politics

      David P. Billington,Donald C. Jackson

      Tells how major water-storage structures were erected in four western river basins. David Billington and Donald Jackson reveal how engineering science, regional and national politics, perceived public needs, and a…

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      The History of Large Federal Dams: Planning, Design, and Construction

      David P Billington (Princeton University New Jersey),Donald C Jackson (Brown University),Professor Martin V Melosi

      Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.

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