num_pages: 288
description: This fascinating book chronicles some of the world's greatest engineering wonders from ancient times to the present -- the longest bridges the highest dams the tallest buildings the grandest cathedrals. Learn how ancient Romans built a highway network that rivals the U.S. interstate system. Explore the world's most ambitious man-made landmarks from the Great Pyramids and St. Peter's Basilica to the Golden Gate Bridge and the English Chunnel. Six chapters describe engineering feats highlight the technological break-throughs and introduce the builders who made them possible. The Builders celebrates how humankind harnessed nature's power overcame its challenges and constructed monuments to our society.
language: English
title: The Builders: Marvels of Engineering
publisher: Natl Geographic Society