Things we make the unknown history of invention from cathedrals to soda cans
"In this book, Bill Hammack, better known as The Engineer Guy, takes us on a whirlwind tour of how humans built the world we know today. From the grand stone arches of medieval cathedrals to the mundane modern soda can, Hammack explains the golden rule of thumb that underlies every new building tech...
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Naperville, Illinois :
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[2023]
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