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Engineering & Technology
5 public-domain engineering & technology books, summarised. Page 1 of 1.
Color Images from Mars Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity
Bob Webster
A digital reconstruction of a distant world, pieced together from raw data to reveal the rusted, cratered surface of Mars in living color.
Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
Halbert Powers Gillette
Efficiency is the silent partner of progress, and nowhere is this more true than in the rigid, unforgiving world of early twentieth-century concrete engineering.
Steam, Its Generation and Use
Babcock & Wilcox Company
The power of steam rests on the precision of its containment, a challenge that turns engineering into a high-stakes search for durability and safety. This detailed guide reveals the mechanics behind the machine.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught: Comprising instructions in the selection and preparation of drawing instruments, elementary instruction in practical mechanical drawing
Joshua Rose
Precision in the workshop begins with the ability to translate a vision into a lines-based reality. This guide illuminates the path from blank paper to the rigorous, technical accuracy required by the modern machinist.
Steam Turbines: A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers
Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin) Collins
Mastering the high-speed dance of steam and steel requires a steady hand and a deep understanding of the mechanical forces driving the modern power plant.