Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment
| AUTHOR | Hillhouse, Grady |
| PUBLISHER | No Starch Press (11/01/2022) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide with accessible explanations to nearly every part of the constructed world around us. Author Grady Hillhouse is the creator behind the popular YouTube channel Practical Engineering (over 3 million subscribers!) and this book is essentially 50 new episodes crammed between two covers. 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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781718502321
ISBN-10:
171850232X
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
264
Carton Quantity:
12
Product Dimensions:
8.28 x 0.83 x 10.20 inches
Weight:
2.27 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Civil - General
Technology & Engineering | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial
Technology & Engineering | Construction - General
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
624
Library of Congress Control Number:
2022013814
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Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide with accessible explanations to nearly every part of the constructed world around us. Author Grady Hillhouse is the creator behind the popular YouTube channel Practical Engineering (over 3 million subscribers!) and this book is essentially 50 new episodes crammed between two covers. 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.
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