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The Resource Great projects : the epic story of the building of America : from the taming of the Mississippi to the invention of the Internet, James Tobin

Great projects : the epic story of the building of America : from the taming of the Mississippi to the invention of the Internet, James Tobin

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Summary
Projects and engineers include James Buchanan Eads and flood control on the lower Mississippi; Arthur Powell Davis and Frank Crowe and the Hoover Dam; John Bloomfield Jervis and the Croton Aqueduct that brought clean water to New York City; Othmar Ammann and the bridges of New York City; Thomas Edison and electricity; Samuel Insull and the spread of electricity across the nation; Fred Salvucci and the Big Dig to revamp Boston's street system; J.C.R. Licklider who first imagined the Intenet
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 322 pages
Contents
  • ch. 3.
  • Edison's light
  • ch. 4.
  • Electric nation
  • 3. t Metropolis.
  • ch. 5.
  • Water for the millions
  • ch 6.
  • Ammann's bridge
  • 4.
  • 1.
  • Pathways.
  • ch. 7.
  • The big dig
  • ch. 8.
  • The Internet
  • Water.
  • ch. 1.
  • The lower Mississippi
  • ch. 2.
  • The Colorado
  • 2.
  • Power.
Isbn
9780743210645
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Instance
Label
Great projects : the epic story of the building of America : from the taming of the Mississippi to the invention of the Internet
Title
Great projects
Title remainder
the epic story of the building of America : from the taming of the Mississippi to the invention of the Internet
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James Tobin
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Projects and engineers include James Buchanan Eads and flood control on the lower Mississippi; Arthur Powell Davis and Frank Crowe and the Hoover Dam; John Bloomfield Jervis and the Croton Aqueduct that brought clean water to New York City; Othmar Ammann and the bridges of New York City; Thomas Edison and electricity; Samuel Insull and the spread of electricity across the nation; Fred Salvucci and the Big Dig to revamp Boston's street system; J.C.R. Licklider who first imagined the Intenet
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1956-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Tobin, James
Dewey number
609.73
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
TA23
LC item number
.T63 2001
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Mass.)
  • Engineering
  • Flood control
  • Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
  • Dams
  • Croton Aqueduct (N.Y.)
  • Drinking water
  • Bridges
  • Electricity
  • Incandescent lamps
  • Tunnels
  • Internet
  • Ingénierie
  • Technik
  • USA
  • Ingeniería
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Great projects : the epic story of the building of America : from the taming of the Mississippi to the invention of the Internet, James Tobin
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • ch. 3.
  • Edison's light
  • ch. 4.
  • Electric nation
  • 3. t Metropolis.
  • ch. 5.
  • Water for the millions
  • ch 6.
  • Ammann's bridge
  • 4.
  • 1.
  • Pathways.
  • ch. 7.
  • The big dig
  • ch. 8.
  • The Internet
  • Water.
  • ch. 1.
  • The lower Mississippi
  • ch. 2.
  • The Colorado
  • 2.
  • Power.
Control code
ocm46641907
Dimensions
27 cm
Extent
viii, 322 pages
Isbn
9780743210645
Lccn
2001033016
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), color maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o46641907
  • (OCoLC)46641907
Label
Great projects : the epic story of the building of America : from the taming of the Mississippi to the invention of the Internet, James Tobin
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • ch. 3.
  • Edison's light
  • ch. 4.
  • Electric nation
  • 3. t Metropolis.
  • ch. 5.
  • Water for the millions
  • ch 6.
  • Ammann's bridge
  • 4.
  • 1.
  • Pathways.
  • ch. 7.
  • The big dig
  • ch. 8.
  • The Internet
  • Water.
  • ch. 1.
  • The lower Mississippi
  • ch. 2.
  • The Colorado
  • 2.
  • Power.
Control code
ocm46641907
Dimensions
27 cm
Extent
viii, 322 pages
Isbn
9780743210645
Lccn
2001033016
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), color maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o46641907
  • (OCoLC)46641907

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