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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But gradually, once the initial shock of the scale of the city wore off, I started to notice things, such as strange pipes hidden in the dark walls of tube tunnels. I found myself wondering how it all tied together, and what kind of ...
But gradually, once the initial shock of the scale of the city wore off, I started to notice things, such as strange pipes hidden in the dark walls of tube tunnels. I found myself wondering how it all tied together, and what kind of ...
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Once the initial curing is complete, concrete can continue to harden using moisture from the air, until it reaches the point when it is as strong as it's going to get. 'Strong' is one of those words that is used every day, ...
Once the initial curing is complete, concrete can continue to harden using moisture from the air, until it reaches the point when it is as strong as it's going to get. 'Strong' is one of those words that is used every day, ...
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Once it is safely fixed, the crane's special 'climbing section' comes into its own: this is a metal sheath that surrounds the crane's tower and it can be moved up and down easily. Each time we want the crane to get taller, ...
Once it is safely fixed, the crane's special 'climbing section' comes into its own: this is a metal sheath that surrounds the crane's tower and it can be moved up and down easily. Each time we want the crane to get taller, ...
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The building's triple-winged footprint truly confuses the wind because it effectively points in six directions at once, and breaks up any periodic wind patterns. Without those vortices forming, we won't see potentially damaging ...
The building's triple-winged footprint truly confuses the wind because it effectively points in six directions at once, and breaks up any periodic wind patterns. Without those vortices forming, we won't see potentially damaging ...
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When the voltage is reversed, the lithium ions move back to the inner surface, leaving the glass transparent once more. The amount of electricity needed to make the switch is tiny – the whole system can be powered by 5V (less than that ...
When the voltage is reversed, the lithium ions move back to the inner surface, leaving the glass transparent once more. The amount of electricity needed to make the switch is tiny – the whole system can be powered by 5V (less than that ...
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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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