{"product_id":"ponderables-engineering-by-tom-jackson-9781627951951","title":"Ponderables  Engineering","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is the updated essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngineering predates humanity; Homo habilis was knapping hand axes from fist-sized flints more than a thousand centuries before the dawn of modern humans. Admittedly, the development of technology was slow back then, but we've made up for lost time since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStriding from the Stone Age to Silicon Valley in 100 steps, we will see how our inventors have seized every scientific breakthrough, new material, and better understanding to improve daily life and expand the scope of civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom reshaping rivers and containing the forces of nature to constructing artificial lifeforms and perhaps one day even taming alien planets, engineers think big. These men and women of action make our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePonderables: Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e by Tom Jackson captures the vast and daring journey of engineering, showcasing the profound impact of engineers throughout our history and their vision for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854772326636,"sku":"9781627951951","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/62f645322484684824bd4e8a3d1cec07.jpg?v=1759265292","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/ponderables-engineering-by-tom-jackson-9781627951951","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}