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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... glass – skyscrapers. Few words better sum up a vision of a vibrant, growing, future-facing city, so they're a perfect place to begin our exploration. Skyscrapers aren't a truly modern invention. High-rise buildings have been found in ...
... glass – skyscrapers. Few words better sum up a vision of a vibrant, growing, future-facing city, so they're a perfect place to begin our exploration. Skyscrapers aren't a truly modern invention. High-rise buildings have been found in ...
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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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... 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 molten tin, and because glass is less dense, it floats on ...
... 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 molten tin, and because glass is less dense, it floats on ...
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... 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? Nearly. We just have the small matter of moving the eventual tenants around, and if you ...
... 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? Nearly. We just have the small matter of moving the eventual tenants around, and if you ...
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... 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 challenge. In the UK alone, up to 40 per ...
... 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 challenge. In the UK alone, up to 40 per ...
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