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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... never been bigger, busier or more important. Luckily, for the past 11 years, I've lived in what I think is the greatest city in the world: London (feel free to argue with me – I promise you, my love is of an unshakeable kind). For the ...
... never been bigger, busier or more important. Luckily, for the past 11 years, I've lived in what I think is the greatest city in the world: London (feel free to argue with me – I promise you, my love is of an unshakeable kind). For the ...
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... never heard of, which are set to change the way we build, travel and work in the future. It's going to be fun. This is not a book written by a (lapsed) scientist solely for other scientists. This is for everyone who has ever wondered ...
... never heard of, which are set to change the way we build, travel and work in the future. It's going to be fun. This is not a book written by a (lapsed) scientist solely for other scientists. This is for everyone who has ever wondered ...
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... Wood was our first true construction material, and it's never really gone away. For bigger structures, though, stone and brick dominated stone for millennia, but they required a lot of preparation 12 SCIENCE AND THE CITY.
... Wood was our first true construction material, and it's never really gone away. For bigger structures, though, stone and brick dominated stone for millennia, but they required a lot of preparation 12 SCIENCE AND THE CITY.
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... never really be sure of the composition of the final steel, and his growing customer list became increasingly angry (some even sued him). It took the input of Robert Mushet, a British metallurgist, to save Bessemer. His suggestion to ...
... never really be sure of the composition of the final steel, and his growing customer list became increasingly angry (some even sued him). It took the input of Robert Mushet, a British metallurgist, to save Bessemer. His suggestion to ...
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... never used above doorframes. The weight of the bricks above the beam isn't counteracted by anything below it, which causes the concrete to stretch, and eventually crack. When it comes to constructing skyscrapers, cracking concrete could ...
... never used above doorframes. The weight of the bricks above the beam isn't counteracted by anything below it, which causes the concrete to stretch, and eventually crack. When it comes to constructing skyscrapers, cracking concrete could ...
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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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