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30-Second Engineering - 50 key fields, methods, and principles, each explained in half a minute (Hardcover)
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30-Second Engineering - 50 key fields, methods, and principles, each explained in half a minute (Hardcover)
Series: 30 Second
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30-Second Engineering surveys the tasks and challenges that
engineers face in every field, from civil to electrical, and
explores their methods, inventions and achievements. Part of the
30-Second series, this introduction to engineering is split into 7
chapters that cover: Engineering Methods - from problem solving to
applying mathematics Civil & Environmental Engineering -
building bridges, taming rivers and industry ethics Mechanical,
Materials & Mechatronic Engineering - from thrust bearings to
robotics Chemical Engineering & Energy Production - energy
supplies and industry hazards Electrical & Electronic
Engineering - from computers to internet storage and biomedical
body parts Aerospace & Transport Engineering - driverless cars,
floating factories and lessons from space Engineering the future -
how engineers endeavour to save the planet Plus profiles of notable
engineers, such as Ernst Dickmanns, William Rankine, Liang Jianying
and Fazlur Khan. Each topic is summarised in 300 words with one
image, helping you understand the subject at great speed. Written
by industry experts from around the world, this book gives
incredible insight to an underrated but integral occupation.
Without it, skyscrapers, driverless cars, energy supply systems,
AI, factories, the internet and aircraft would not exist.
Engineering enabled our evolution and this book will arm you with
the conversational prowess to discuss it. If you like this then you
might be interested in 30-Second Energy . . .
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