Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery
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George Iles looks at how inventors and engineers solve problems, beginning with a run of chapters on form. They explain why a joist is stiffer than a plank, and how girders, rails, bridges, ships, tools and lenses are shaped for strength and economy, with a chapter on form in aboriginal art. Later chapters take up size and the properties of materials such as bamboo and aluminium. The title adds chapters on discovery, and a portrait of Alexander Graham Bell serves as frontispiece.
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Book facts
- Author
- George Iles
- Reading time
- About 11 hours
- Pages
- 407
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Engineering
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online