Masterworks of Technology.Masterworks of Technology E.E. Lewis Prometheus Books 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst Amherst, city, Canada Amherst, town (1991 pop. 9,742), N central N.S., Canada. Amherst has a variety of light industries and is a service center for the surrounding agricultural region. Nearby are salt beds. , NY 14228-2197 1591022436 $28.00 1-800-421-0351 www.prometheusbooks.com E.E. Lewis is a professor of mechanical engineering at Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. , and in Masterworks of Technology: The Story of Creative Engineering, Architecture, and Design, provides both a review of the history of science and engineering, and a discussion of how two very different technological marvels came together in the 21st century. Individual chapters focus on evolving design, different training and perspectives in architect-engineers past and present, and how basic science has influenced a new world of creative engineering and design strategies. An intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. , lively discussion and very highly recommended reading, especially for non-specialist general readers with an interest in science and technology.. |
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