Understanding the world's greatest structures science and innovation from antiquity to modernity (Great courses (DVD) Science & mathematics Engineering)
Series
Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Engineering.
Understanding the world's greatest structures : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity, course guidebook.
Summary
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of... Full description
Summary: |
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey of our world's most remarkable structural masterpieces, one informed by the fundamentals of structural engineering and their underlying scientific principles."--Publisher. |
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Item Description: |
"Topic: Science & mathematics ; Subtopic: Engineering." Course No. 1153 ; 24 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture, on 4 videodiscs in 1 container, with an accompanying guidebook. Accompanying guidebook includes professor biography, course scope, lecture guides, illustrations, answers to selected questions, great structures discussed in course, timeline, glossary, and bibliography. Special features: About the professor. |
Physical Description: |
4 videodiscs (approximately 12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
Format: |
DVD; full screen presentation. |
Production Credits: |
Studio crew, Jim Allen and [five others] ; editor, Rich Bernett. |
Bibliography: |
Course guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-202). |
ISBN: |
1598037250 9781598037258 |