Engineers: A Study of Structural Designers

by Matthew Wells (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2010

  $178.87

  Describes and illustrates engineering design as well as conditions, events, cultural influences and personalities related to it. This title is suitable for professional and student architects and engineers.

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $64.47

  This innovative new book presents the vast historical sweep of engineering innovation and technological change to describe and illustrate engineering design and what conditions, events, cultural climates and personalities have brought it to its present state.

  Matthew Wells covers topics based on an examination of paradigm shifts, the contribution of individuals, important structures and influential disasters to show approaches to the modern concept of structure. By demonstrating the historical context of engineering, Wells has created a guide to design like no other, inspirational for both students and practitioners working in the fields of architecture and engineering.