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Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

Grady Hillhouse
4.22/5 (544 ratings)
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Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide to the infrastructure around us.

Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making them approachable and understandable to non-engineers. It transforms readers' perspectives of the built environment, converting the act of looking at infrastructure from a mundane inevitability into an everyday diversion and joy.

Each section of this accessible, informative book features colorful illustrations revealing the fascinating details of how the human-made world works. An ideal road trip companion, this book offers a fresh perspective on the parts of the environment that often blend into the background. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waterways, and more. Engineering in Plain Sight inspires curiosity, interest, and engagement in how the infrastructure around us is designed and constructed.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
251 pages
Publication:
2022
Publisher:
No Starch Press
Edition:
Combined
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
171850232X
ISBN13:
9781718502321
kindle Asin:
B09WCW8LYP

Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

Grady Hillhouse
4.22/5 (544 ratings)
Read Download
Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide to the infrastructure around us.

Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making them approachable and understandable to non-engineers. It transforms readers' perspectives of the built environment, converting the act of looking at infrastructure from a mundane inevitability into an everyday diversion and joy.

Each section of this accessible, informative book features colorful illustrations revealing the fascinating details of how the human-made world works. An ideal road trip companion, this book offers a fresh perspective on the parts of the environment that often blend into the background. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waterways, and more. Engineering in Plain Sight inspires curiosity, interest, and engagement in how the infrastructure around us is designed and constructed.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
251 pages
Publication:
2022
Publisher:
No Starch Press
Edition:
Combined
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
171850232X
ISBN13:
9781718502321
kindle Asin:
B09WCW8LYP

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