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iCon
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Jeffrey S. Young |
Examines the legendary success that Steve Jobs had with Pixar and his rejuvenation of Apple through the introduction of the iMac and iPod. |
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Becoming Steve Jobs
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Brent Schlender,Rick Tetzeli |
"Based on the hugely popular cover story about Steve Jobs in Fast Company in May 2012, this is the behind the scenes account of how Steve Jobs arguably became the most famous and visionary CEO in his… |
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James Nasmyth, engineer
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Nasmyth, James |
Offers a digitally printed version of the 1883 autobiography of James Nasmyth, the Scottish scientist and inventor who is remembered for his contributions to the the machine tool industry and his inv… |
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Tesla
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W. Bernard Carlson |
"Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of … |
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Water to the angels
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Les Standiford |
Documents the story of William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct, the largest public water project ever built, describing how it transformed a small desert city into a modern metropolis. |
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In the field
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Cathy Lane |
This is a collection of interviews with contemporary sound artists who use field recording in their work. These conversations explore the fundamental issues that underlie the development of field rec… |
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Whittle, the true story
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John Golley |
A scholarly and detailed exploration of the life of Frank Whittle, the pioneer of both the invention of jet engines and of the construction of the first working jet engine, and the obstacles which h… |
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Brunel
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R. A. Buchanan |
xxiv, 294 p., [16] p. of plates : 24 cm |
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Engineer in gray
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James H. Tomb |
"James Hamilton Tomb devoted almost 12 years of his life to wartime naval service. A steam engineer by profession and a torpedo expert by circumstance, Tomb was in the forefront of naval weapons tech… |
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Rocket Boys
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Homer H. Hickam |
Homer Hickam, a NASA engineer, recounts his childhood in Coalwood, a West Virginia mining town, and discusses his dreams of launching rockets into outer space, and how he made those dreams come true. |
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Virgil Exner
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Peter Grist |
This book tells the story of a man that brought his own personal style to the world of industrial design, from automobiles to powerboats. Some 50 years after his design masterpieces wrested styling l… |
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