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|b .B54 1983
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|a Billington, David P.
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|a The tower and the bridge
|b the new art of structural engineering
|c David P. Billington
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|a New York
|b Basic Books
|c 1983
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|a xx, 306 p.
|b ill.
|c 25 cm
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|a Includes bibliographical references and index
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|a "In The Tower and the Bridge", David Billington brings the special insight of an engineer to the study of technological history. The result is a provocative analysis of the novel structural art that emerged with the availability of 'industrialized' materials in iron, stell and concrete. The contrasts Billington draws between engineering and science, structures and machines, and structures and architecture are bound to exite and instruct a wide variety of readers, from the casual buff to the professional scholar. He succeeds remarkably well in providing both a context and a vocabulary for understanding the scientific, social and symbolic dimensions of structural art in our industrial era.
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|a Structural engineering
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|a Bridges
|x Design and construction
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|a Towers
|x Design and construction
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|a 7911
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|a 7911
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|c General Collection
|e JKR Library
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