The Innovators: The Engineering Pioneers who Transformed America
David P. Billington
Wiley, 1996
ISBN-13: 9780471140962; ISBN-10: 0471140961
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No markings inside, no bent pages
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Used in fall 2011.
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| 10.00 | Very Good |
Used multiple semesters but still in good condition, a few markings in the book.
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Some underlining, but few markings overall.
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| 14.00 | Like New |
Looks brand new. Clean, no markings
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great quality, with notes inside from previous owner, but i found these to be helpful when doing homework or studying for exam.
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| 15.00 | Very Good |
Good condition. Limited Highlighting.
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| 15.00 | Like New |
In great condition
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Very sparse markings, almost no signs of wear on cover.
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| 15.00 | Acceptable |
Very good condition, but highlighting on the inside
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| 15.00 | Like New |
Hard cover. Barely used.
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Just a couple of highlights.
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| 15.00 | Very Good |
Upper-right corner shows a bit of wear, but overall, very good condition. NO markings
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It is in perfect shape.
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| 20.00 | Like New |
Absolutely no markings and in perfect condition.
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| 20.00 | Very Good |
Still in great condition, with key ideas highlighted.
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| 23.00 | Like New |
Perfect condition. No rips or damages. Only used for 2 weeks.
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I bought this book and then didn't take the course, so it's in very good condition still.
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Description
From Amazon.com:
<I>A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern</I> <p>In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. An astonishing series of engineering innovations paved the way to the twentieth century, and transformed America into the world's mightiest industrial power. <I>The Innovators</I> tells the exciting story of the engineering pioneers whose discoveries so dramatically altered commerce, industry, and world history. The book takes readers into the workshops of America's early engineering geniuses, explaining how they came up with their ideas and later applied them in the marketplace. Devotees of history and technology will appreciate the finely drawn profiles of America's technical wizards, from the famous—including Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat; Samuel F.B. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph; and Thomas Edison, inventor of the first electrical power network—to the lesser known, such as J. Edgar Thompson, who built the Pennsylvania Railroad. <p> <ul> <li>From the author of the critically acclaimed The Tower and the Bridge <li>Features over 80 illustrations of the engineers and their inventions </ul> <p>DAVID P. BILLINGTON (Princeton, New Jersey), a professor of civil engineering at Princeton University, is the author of <I>The Tower and the Bridge, and Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering</I>, which won the 1979 Dexter Prize as the outstanding book on the history of technology.