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#80019 in Books HMH Books for Young Readers 2004-05-10 2004-05-10Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.50 x 8.75 x .50l, 1.70 #File Name: 0618465278192 pages0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Another excellent Macaulay bookBy CustomerAnother excellent Macaulay book! My son is a visual learner and loves all his books. This book has piqued his interest in engineering principles. The illustrations, combined with written information, bring the concepts of engineering and physics to life and he won't forget what he has learned.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Awesome!!By Elizabeth J. LopackiThe illustrations were wonderfu.com David Macaulay's hit PBS series by the same name cannot take you as far as this book does into the wonders of the constructed world: dams, domes, skyscrapers, tunnels, and bridges. It's also a trip through time, transporting you, for instance, from Rome's Ponte Fabricio (built in 62 B.C.) to tWhy this shape and not that? Why steel instead of concrete or stone? Why put it here and not over there? These are the kinds of questions that David Macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. These questions take him back to the basic process of design from which all structures begin, from the realization of a need for the structure to the struggles of the engineers and designers to map out and create the final construction.As only he can, David Macaulay engages readers imag...
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