Building the world
Subtitle: an encyclopedia of the great engineering projects in history
By: [compiled by] Frank P. Davidson and Kathleen Lusk Brooke
Contributors: Davidson, Frank Paul, 1918-; Lusk-Brooke, Kathleen
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 937
Subjects: Industrial engineering
Other titles: Encyclopedia of the great engineering projects in history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 887-909) and index
Table of contents: title: Volume 1. Solomon's Temple : Israel; title: The founding of Cyrene : Libya; title: The aqueducts of Rome : Italy; title: The Grand Canal : China; title: Protective dikes and land reclamation : The Netherlands; title: The founding of Baghdad : Iraq; title: Charlemagne's works : Western Europe; title: London Bridge : England; title: The New River : England; title: The Taj Mahal : India; title: The Canal des Deux Mers : France; title: The founding of St. Petersburg : Russia; title: The founding of Washington, DC : United States; title: The Erie Canal : United States; title: The City of Singapore : Singapore; title: The Suez Canal : Egypt; title: The Transcontinental Railroad : United States; title: The Brooklyn Bridge : United States; title: The Canadian Pacific Railway : Canada; title: The Eiffel Tower : France; title: The Trans-Siberian Railway : Russia; title: The Panama Canal : Panama; title: The Federal Highway System : United States; title: The Colorado River and Hoover Dam : United States; title: Volume 2. The Tennessee Valley Authority : United States; title: The Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy Act : United States; title: The Alaska Highway : United States and Canada; title: The Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Power Project : Australia; title: The Mont Blanc Tunnel : Italy, France, and Switzerland; title: The founding of Brasília : Brazil; title: NASA and the Apollo Program : United States; title: The High Dam at Aswan : Egypt; title: The Communications Satellite (COMSAT) : United States; title: The National Trails System : United States; title: Shinkansen-National High-speed Railways : Japan; title: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline : United States and Canada; title: The Itaipú Hydroelectric Power Project : Brazil and Paraquay; title: The founding of Abuja : Nigeria; title: The Channel Tunnel : England and France; title: SEMATECH : United States; title: The Central Artery/Tunnel Project ("Big Dig") : United States