Engineering & Transportation

The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry and Invention - cover

The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry and Invention

by William Rosen

Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization - cover

Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization

by Vaclav Smil

The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - cover

The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

by Marc Levinson

Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality - cover

Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality

by Jaron Lanier

Fundamentals of Press Brake Tooling - cover

Fundamentals of Press Brake Tooling

by Ben Rapien

The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation - cover

The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner

From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable Comeback - cover

From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental’s Remarkable Comeback

by Gordon Bethune

Energy: A Beginner's Guide - cover

Energy: A Beginner’s Guide

by Vaclav Smil

Sustainable Materials Without the Hot Air - cover

Sustainable Materials Without the Hot Air

by Julian M. Allwood, Jonathan M. Cullen

The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future - cover

The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future

by Gretchen Bakke