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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... human history, more than half of the world's population now live in urban areas. We are officially no longer farmers; we are urbanites. Cities have never been bigger, busier or more important. Luckily, for the past 11 years, I've lived ...
... human history, more than half of the world's population now live in urban areas. We are officially no longer farmers; we are urbanites. Cities have never been bigger, busier or more important. Luckily, for the past 11 years, I've lived ...
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... humans first made glass in around 3500 bc, and the main ingredient has stayed much the same since. Glass comprises mostly silica (SiO2 ) – in ancient times, it made up about 90 per cent, but these days, SiO 2 is more like 75 per cent of ...
... humans first made glass in around 3500 bc, and the main ingredient has stayed much the same since. Glass comprises mostly silica (SiO2 ) – in ancient times, it made up about 90 per cent, but these days, SiO 2 is more like 75 per cent of ...
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... (humans, office equipment, elevators...), known as the live load. The foundations of a skyscraper need to support both the dead load and the live load, so let's start there. On a hard surface, foundations are typically formed by a ...
... (humans, office equipment, elevators...), known as the live load. The foundations of a skyscraper need to support both the dead load and the live load, so let's start there. On a hard surface, foundations are typically formed by a ...
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... humans, atmospheric pressure only really becomes an issue 2.4km (8,000ft) above sea level, three times higher than the Burj Khalifa. If we were ever to attempt to build a structure that tall (which, frankly, looks rather unlikely), the ...
... humans, atmospheric pressure only really becomes an issue 2.4km (8,000ft) above sea level, three times higher than the Burj Khalifa. If we were ever to attempt to build a structure that tall (which, frankly, looks rather unlikely), the ...
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... human hair). Like other fibres, it can be woven into a cloth, and if coated with a resin or plastic, it can easily be made into any shape. It's heavily used in Formula One cars and in a range of aerospace applications. But the main ...
... human hair). Like other fibres, it can be woven into a cloth, and if coated with a resin or plastic, it can easily be made into any shape. It's heavily used in Formula One cars and in a range of aerospace applications. But the main ...
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