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The village pump was once the focal point of rural life, providing the only water supply to communities and offering a place in town squares and village greens for people to come together. This book focuses on the history of the village pump, exploring the different designs that existed and shedding light on the communities that relied upon them.

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This book traces the political genealogy of railways from their introduction in the heyday of railway imperialism to their transformation into a tool for both Chinese nation making and furthering China's global ambition.

Here is the essential guide toengineering, an authoritative referencebook and timeline about how technologyhas given shape to our civilization.

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The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering--in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. Impossible Engineering takes an insightful and entertaining look at the mystery of its success as well as

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A fascinating compendium of early-20th-century mechanical devices, this expansive work ranges from basic levers to complex machinery. More than 1,800 engravings include simple illustrations and detailed cross-sections.

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The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of Americas's darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph.

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From the best-selling author of THE DINOSAUR HUNTERS and THE LOST KING OF FRANCE comes the story of how our modern world was forged in rivets, grease and steam; in blood, sweat and human imagination.

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Based on the immense, authoritative scholarship of the late Joseph Needham, the world's foremost scholar of Chinese science, this revised full-color illustrated edition brings to life the spirit and excitement of the unparalleled achievements of ancient China--with one hundred "firsts" in the fields of agriculture, astronomy, engineering, mathematics, medicine, music, technology, and warfare.

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"With all the bitterness and drama of the race between Ford, Dodge, and General Motors, Tractor Wars is the untold story of industry stalwarts and disruptors, inventors, and administrators racing to invent modern agriculture-a power farming revolution that would usher in a whole new world"--

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In this unique book, author Julian Edgar takes you around the world to see an astonishing series of engineering marvels. Through over 170 original photos, accompanied by a thoroughly researched text, you'll experience the first rocket range, the fastest cars, and the awesome technology of the Cold War.

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"This book tells the story of the rise of networked data through the evolution of archiving and digital storage, and chronicles how our current data landscape and political condition came to be"-- Provided by publisher.

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The authors offer an exuberant, panoramic view of the cow's rich legacy in its entirety, from breeding to braising, hunting to worshipping. Rimas and Fraser also provide practical solutions that can guide the industry toward a more sustainable future.

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An account of conflicts within engineering in the 1960s that helped shape our dominant contemporary understanding of technological change as the driver of history.

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"History and analysis of the principal types of fertility technologies from the 1860s to the present"--

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"A collection of profiles of important women in the field of interaction design"--

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To expand our knowledge of the universe, scientists and engineers with the space program constantly confront new challenges in vehicle design, life support, communications, and astronaut health and well-being.

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The evolution of the multi-billion-dollar computer services industry, from consulting and programming to data analytics and cloud computing, with case studies of important companies.