Название: The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders
Автор: Harry Golding
Издательство: Ward, Lock & Co.
Год: 1927
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 279
Для сайта: litmy.ru
Размер: 51.81 MB
Язык: английский

’’The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders’’ is one in a series of popular Wonder Books and aims to amaze children with tales of the world's great engineering feats.
’’The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders’’ is a book primarily directed at an adolescent audience. While the book checks in at nearly three hundred pages, it contains copious illustrations and photographs and relatively simple prose. The book examines many of the world's most exciting engineers projects, including bridges, locomotives, lighthouses, docks, mines, and much more. Golding also examines specific structures, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Waterloo Bridge. The focus of the book is primarily on the engineering of these projects, and places a great deal of emphasis on the design and construction phase. Space is also devoted to more lighthearted topics, such as a locomotive's toilet.
’’The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders’’ is a title meant to inspire a sense of awe in the reader, and in this regards the work is largely a success. Golding effectively captures the massive scale of the engineering projects detailed, and the book serves as a true testament to the power of human ingenuity. The modern reader will likely appreciate that many of the projects detailed in these pages are still in use today.
Harry Golding's ’’The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders’’ is a delightful examination of the world's great works of construction and engineering. It is a book sure to inspire and entertain young minds.