original Engineering In Plain Sight : An Illustrated Field Guide To The Constructed En By Grady Hillhouse (US Edition, Hardcover)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL SingaporePublisher: No Starch Press,USISBN 13: 9781718502321Condition: Brandnew Binding: hardcoverPages: 224Dimensons: 254 x 203 x 0 | 369 (gram)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 humanmade structures, making them approachable and understandable to nonengineers. It transms 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, inmative book features colorful illustrations revealing the fascinating details of how the humanmade 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.