Engineering in Plain Sight : An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment (9781718502321)

Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide to the infrastructure around us.

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.

Product details

• Format Hardback | 224 pages
• Dimensions 203 x 254 x 21.08mm | 369g
• Publication date 01 Nov 2022
• Publisher No Starch Press,US
• Publication City/Country San Francisco, United States
• Language English
• Edition Illustrated
• Edition Statement Illustrated
• Illustrations note Full colour throughout
• ISBN10 171850232X
• ISBN13 9781718502321
• Bestsellers rank 464

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