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008			220811t20232023ilua e b 000 0 eng
010			_a2022038493
020			_a1728215757
020			_a9781728215754
035			_a(OCoLC)1322046610
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCF _dTOH _dUKMGB _dIH9 _dOJ4 _dGP5 _dGRC _dJQM _dIMT _dEHD _dMiTN
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050		4	_aTA148 _b.H36 2023
082	0	0	_a620 _223
100	1		_aHammack, William Scott, _d1961-
245	1	4	_aThe things we make : _bthe unknown history of invention from cathedrals to soda cans / _cBill Hammack PH.D.
264		1	_aNaperville, Illinois : _bSourcebooks, _c[2023]
264		4	_c©2023.
300			_axii, 251 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-249).
505	0		_aThe invisible method: how to build a cathedral without mathematics, science, or a yardstick -- Best: the Vitruvian man, kodachrome, and the constant search for better -- Uncertainty: the art of the unknown and how engineers use it to create solutions -- Resources: from Mesopotamia to the Islamic empire to space- how materials, energy, and knowledge shape everything -- Engineering mindset: the three key strategies that created a ceramic masterpiece (and every other innovation) -- Science: the gold standard for rules of thumb -- Mathematics: how engineers offend mathematicians to predict the future -- Invention: the myth of the lone inventor and the race to light the world -- Conclusion: what the microwave oven teaches us about innovation, technology, and how the engineering method can save the world.
520			_a"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 technique, every technological advancement, and every creative solution that leads us one step closer to a better, more functional world. Perfect for readers of Adam Grant and Jared Diamond, this fascinating examination of the method that keeps pushing humanity forward is a spotlight on the achievements of the past and a celebration of the potential of our future"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aBuildings _vPopular works.
650		0	_aEngineering _vPopular works.
650		0	_aInventions _vPopular works.
650		0	_aManufactures _vPopular works.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aHammack, Bill. _tThings we make _dNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, 2023 _z9781728215761 _w(DLC) 2022038494.
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