Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the MetropolisBloomsbury Publishing, 11. kol 2016. - Broj stranica: 288 Cities are a big deal. More people now live in them than don't, and with a growing world population, the urban jungle is only going to get busier in the coming decades. But how often do we stop to think about what makes our cities work? Cities are built using some of the most creative and revolutionary science and engineering ideas – from steel structures that scrape the sky to glass cables that help us communicate at the speed of light – but most of us are too busy to notice. Science and the City is your guidebook to that hidden world, helping you to uncover some of the remarkable technologies that keep the world's great metropolises moving. Laurie Winkless takes us around cities in six continents to find out how they're dealing with the challenges of feeding, housing, powering and connecting more people than ever before. In this book, you'll meet urban pioneers from history, along with today's experts in everything from roads to time, and you will uncover the vital role science has played in shaping the city around you. But more than that, by exploring cutting-edge research from labs across the world, you'll build your own vision of the megacity of tomorrow, based on science fact rather than science fiction. Science and the City is the perfect read for anyone curious about the world they live in. |
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... everything from transport networks to the systems that get water and electricity to you (separately!). With me as your direct line to hundreds of experts, you'll find answers to your questions about the urban jungle. I'll explain how ...
... everything from transport networks to the systems that get water and electricity to you (separately!). With me as your direct line to hundreds of experts, you'll find answers to your questions about the urban jungle. I'll explain how ...
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... everything: they support their own weight and that of the stuff they house, they resist wind (and, occasionally, earthquakes) and protect occupants from fires or floods. They must also be eye-catching, and provide a spacious, pleasant ...
... everything: they support their own weight and that of the stuff they house, they resist wind (and, occasionally, earthquakes) and protect occupants from fires or floods. They must also be eye-catching, and provide a spacious, pleasant ...
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... Everything you see on the Periodic Table from hydrogen to iron was created inside the heart of a star. Iron can fuse to form heavier elements, but that process uses more energy than it produces. Between these last two sits the alloy we ...
... Everything you see on the Periodic Table from hydrogen to iron was created inside the heart of a star. Iron can fuse to form heavier elements, but that process uses more energy than it produces. Between these last two sits the alloy we ...
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... everything changed. It was then that a British inventor called Henry Bessemer patented a new process for mass-producing steel. It involved pumping compressed air into a large pear-shaped vessel filled with molten pig iron. The idea was ...
... everything changed. It was then that a British inventor called Henry Bessemer patented a new process for mass-producing steel. It involved pumping compressed air into a large pear-shaped vessel filled with molten pig iron. The idea was ...
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... everything. Baker told me, 'We normally try to keep a skyscraper as stiff as possible. This limits our materials choices and certainly shaped our design for the Burj.' Key to achieving the required stiffness was a unique structure Baker ...
... everything. Baker told me, 'We normally try to keep a skyscraper as stiff as possible. This limits our materials choices and certainly shaped our design for the Burj.' Key to achieving the required stiffness was a unique structure Baker ...
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Chapter 2 Switch | 47 |
Chapter 3 Wet | 85 |
Chapter 4 Way | 121 |
Chapter 5 Drive | 157 |
Chapter 6 Loco | 191 |
Chapter 7 Connect | 227 |
Chapter 8 City | 263 |
Further Reading | 271 |
Acknowledgements | 281 |
Index | 283 |
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