Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
Ponts
Civil engineers
Civil engineering
Bridges
19th century
Engineering
20th century
Design and construction
Biographies
Biography
History
In his previous books, Henry Petroski has initiated us into the hidden mysteries of such everyday artifacts as the lead pencil, the paper clip, the zipper, and the Post-it note. Now, with Engineers of Dreams, he makes a jump in scale to contemplate those "dry paths" across the rivers and inlets of …
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