Engineering in plain sight

an illustrated field guide to the constructed environment
by Grady Hillhouse
Book - 2023

"This illustrated book extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making their design and construction approachable and understandable to non-engineers. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waterways, and more"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hillhouse, Grady (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, Inc., [2023]
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