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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Steel Until the mid-1800s, large buildings were made of four standard materials: wood, stone, brick and iron. Wood was our first true construction material, and it's never really gone away. For bigger structures, though, stone and brick ...
Steel Until the mid-1800s, large buildings were made of four standard materials: wood, stone, brick and iron. Wood was our first true construction material, and it's never really gone away. For bigger structures, though, stone and brick ...
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Between these last two sits the alloy we want: Steel, or rather, steels, contain anywhere between 0.5 and 2 per cent carbon, making them harder than wrought iron, yet malleable and flexible, unlike cast iron. So these are potentially ...
Between these last two sits the alloy we want: Steel, or rather, steels, contain anywhere between 0.5 and 2 per cent carbon, making them harder than wrought iron, yet malleable and flexible, unlike cast iron. So these are potentially ...
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simplest form, concrete consists of small particles of a hard material (known as aggregate) bonded together by a cement and water, and these days we can even reinforce it using steel bars. But it came from humble beginnings.
simplest form, concrete consists of small particles of a hard material (known as aggregate) bonded together by a cement and water, and these days we can even reinforce it using steel bars. But it came from humble beginnings.
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In reality, most of the concrete you see on building sites is reinforced concrete that has a steel mesh or a grid of steel rods (called 'rebar' by those in the know) running through it. This addition improves the tensile strength of ...
In reality, most of the concrete you see on building sites is reinforced concrete that has a steel mesh or a grid of steel rods (called 'rebar' by those in the know) running through it. This addition improves the tensile strength of ...
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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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