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Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down

An Informal Explanation of the Basic Forces That Hold Together the Ordinary and Essential Things of This World

by J.E. Gordon · 2003 · 424 pages

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An informal, witty introduction to structural engineering and the science of materials. J.E. Gordon explains how buildings, bridges, and living organisms withstand physical forces without resorting to complex mathematics.

Genres

Philosophy Science & Technology History

Topics

Architecture Biology Design Elasticity Engineering Materials Science Physics

Book Details

Published

2003

Pages

424

Language

en

ISBN

9780306812835

Audiobook Available

11h 54m

Narrated by Derek Perkins

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