Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the MetropolisCities 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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No matter where you are in the urban jungle, one thing's for sure: somewhere in your mind's eye are numerous shiny, towering buildings of steel and glass – skyscrapers. Few words better sum up a vision of a vibrant, growing, ...
No matter where you are in the urban jungle, one thing's for sure: somewhere in your mind's eye are numerous shiny, towering buildings of steel and glass – skyscrapers. Few words better sum up a vision of a vibrant, growing, ...
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Glass In terms of the skeleton of our building, I think we're almost there. But what about the skin? Time to talk about glass, because we'll need tonnes of it. Archaeological records suggest that humans first made glass in around 3500 ...
Glass In terms of the skeleton of our building, I think we're almost there. But what about the skin? Time to talk about glass, because we'll need tonnes of it. Archaeological records suggest that humans first made glass in around 3500 ...
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Invented by Alastair Pilkington in the 1950s, the float glass method is now used to produce almost all of the world's flat glass, and without it, our skyscrapers would be very different indeed. Molten glass is poured onto a bath of ...
Invented by Alastair Pilkington in the 1950s, the float glass method is now used to produce almost all of the world's flat glass, and without it, our skyscrapers would be very different indeed. Molten glass is poured onto a bath of ...
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We know that we can build foundations, a steel frame, concrete floors and walls, and glass facades. We can pump concrete to the upper floors, and can lift steel rebar and frames using a self-building crane. So we are all set, right?
We know that we can build foundations, a steel frame, concrete floors and walls, and glass facades. We can pump concrete to the upper floors, and can lift steel rebar and frames using a self-building crane. So we are all set, right?
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In the meantime, let's talk about glass, another exciting area for tomorrow's skyscrapers. Windows are an important factor in a building's energy rating, and improving their efficiency while keeping them transparent is an ongoing ...
In the meantime, let's talk about glass, another exciting area for tomorrow's skyscrapers. Windows are an important factor in a building's energy rating, and improving their efficiency while keeping them transparent is an ongoing ...
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| Naslov | Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis |
| Autor | Laurie Winkless |
| Izdanje | ponovljeni tisak |
| Izdavač | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016 |
| ISBN | 1472913221, 9781472913227 |
| Duljina | Broj stranica: 288 |
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