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Nowinpaperback,Engineerstellsthestoryofthebrilliantmindsthathaveconstructedourman-madeworld,fromancientpyramidstomodernspaceflightDiscoverthemathematicalgeniusofArchimedes,theeleganceofLeonardodaVinci,andmodernpioneerssuchasFerdinandPorsche,alongsideinnovationssuchasquake-resistantdesign,theevolutionofflight,andtheLargeHadronColliderThisfull-colorbookcoversmorethan100architects,designers,andengineersindetail,includingblueprintsoftheirwork,biographicalinformation,andinsightsintotheparticulargeniusofeach.Engineersalsoincludestimelinespreadstoaddcontextforthegroundbreaking—andsometimescontroversial—projectsthatmadehistoryWithoriginalsketchesanddrawingsaswellascontemporaryphotography,Engineersmakesanidealgiftbookforartists,architects,scientists,andthosewhoarefascinatedbytechnology.