Understanding the world's greatest structures science and innovation from antiquity to modernity / Stephen Ressler.

Understanding the world's greatest structures science and innovation from antiquity to modernity /

"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands o...

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Corporate Author: Teaching Company
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Chantilly, Va : Teaching Co., ©2011.
Series:Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
Subjects:
Structural design.
Structural engineering.
Lectures.
Educational films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey of our world's most remarkable structural masterpieces, one informed by the fundamentals of structural engineering and their underlying scientific principles."--Publisher.
Item Description:Title from container.
"Course No. 1153"--Container.
24 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture.
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 204 pages ; 19 cm) + 1 transcipt book (vi, 491 pages ; 19 cm).
Format:DVD, NTSC.
ISBN:1598037250
9781598037258
9781598037265
Participant or Performer:Presenter, Stephen Ressler.

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