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Chargement... Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America (1995)par Henry Petroski
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Petroski reveals the science and engineering--not to mention the politics, egotism, and sheer magic--behind America's great bridges, particularly those constructed during the great bridge-building era starting in the 1870s and continuing through the 1930s. It is the story of the men and women who built the St. Louis, the George Washington, and the Golden Gate bridges, drawing not only on their mastery of numbers but on their gifts for persuasion and self-promotion. It is an account of triumphs and ignominious disasters (including the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which literally twisted itself apart in a high wind). And throughout this grandly engaging book, Petroski lets us see how bridges became the "symbols and souls" of our civilization, as well as testaments to their builders' vision, ingenuity, and perseverance. "Seamlessly linked...With astonishing scope and generosity of view, Mr. Petroski places the tradition of American bridge-building in perspective."--New York Times Book Review Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Petroski’s book covers the lives and works of five civil engineers—James B. Eads, Theodore Cooper, Gustav Lindenthal, Othmar Ammann, and David B. Steinman—who created many of the great bridges of America. Their biographies tell the tale of an America looking to grow by leaps and bounds. There are times when the new bridges collapsed or other tragedies struck, but in the end, the bridges were built and the landscape was connected in new ways. There is a great deal of engineering history here, but the biographies are a tad formulaic. To be fair, though, I went in for the engineering info. As an added bonus, there are a good number of structural photographs and design illustrations to go along with the text. Petroski is clearly passionate this subject and this history reads rather briskly for a treatise on structural design. All in all, an excellent book on the history of American bridge design. ( )