Download or read book Journal of the Western Society of Engineers written by Western Society of Engineers (Chicago, Ill.) and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To Conquer the Air written by James Tobin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Tobin, award-winning author of Ernie Pyle's War and The Man He Became, has penned the definitive account of the inspiring and impassioned race between the Wright brothers and their primary rival Samuel Langley across ten years and two continents to conquer the air. For years, Wilbur Wright and his younger brother, Orville, experimented in obscurity, supported only by their exceptional family. Meanwhile, the world watched as Samuel Langley, armed with a contract from the US War Department and all the resources of the Smithsonian Institution, sought to create the first manned flying machine. But while Langley saw flight as a problem of power, the Wrights saw a problem of balance. Thus their machines took two very different paths—Langley’s toward oblivion, the Wrights’ toward the heavens—though not before facing countless other obstacles. With a historian’s accuracy and a novelist’s eye, Tobin has captured an extraordinary moment in history. To Conquer the Air is itself a heroic achievement.
Download or read book Proceedings written by National Electric Light Association and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects written by Royal Institution of Naval Architects and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in each volume.
Download or read book The Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute written by Iron and Steel Institute and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the institute's Proceedings.
Download or read book Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects written by Institution of Naval Architects and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in each volume.
Download or read book Chicago Skyscrapers 1871 1934 written by Thomas Leslie and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed tour, inside and out, of Chicago's distinctive towers from an earlier age For more than a century, Chicago's skyline has included some of the world's most distinctive and inspiring buildings. This history of the Windy City's skyscrapers begins in the key period of reconstruction after the Great Fire of 1871 and concludes in 1934 with the onset of the Great Depression, which brought architectural progress to a standstill. During this time, such iconic landmarks as the Chicago Tribune Tower, the Wrigley Building, the Marshall Field and Company Building, the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Palmolive Building, the Masonic Temple, the City Opera, Merchandise Mart, and many others rose to impressive new heights, thanks to innovations in building methods and materials. Solid, earthbound edifices of iron, brick, and stone made way for towers of steel and plate glass, imparting a striking new look to Chicago's growing urban landscape. Thomas Leslie reveals the daily struggles, technical breakthroughs, and negotiations that produced these magnificent buildings. He also considers how the city's infamous political climate contributed to its architecture, as building and zoning codes were often disputed by shifting networks of rivals, labor unions, professional organizations, and municipal bodies. Featuring more than a hundred photographs and illustrations of the city's physically impressive and beautifully diverse architecture, Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871–1934 highlights an exceptionally dynamic, energetic period of architectural progress in Chicago.
Download or read book Bibliography of Hydro electric Subjects and Manufacturers Statements written by National Electric Light Association. Engineering National Section. Hydraulic Power Committee and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Technology Volume 8 written by Norman Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles ranging widely in subject, time and region, as well as general papers on the history of technology. In addition to dealing with the history of technical discovery and change, History of Technology also explores the relations of technology to other aspects of life -- social, cultural and economic -- and shows how technological development has shaped, and been shaped by, the society in which it occurred.
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Download or read book Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the Session of the Legislature of the State of California written by California. Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 2106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quarterly Bulletin Containing an Index of Literature from the Publications of Architectural Societies and Periodicals on Architecture and Allied Subjects written by American Institute of Architects and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
