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Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down
Structures unveils the hidden poetry of the physical world, where the strength and grace of bridges, buildings, and bones converge in an elegant dance of forces. Through lucid explanation and vivid metaphor, this book transforms the cold calculations of engineering into a vibrant exploration of resilience and balance. What invisible laws govern the tension between fragility and strength, order and chaos, in both man-made marvels and nature’s design? Challenging the reader to see beyond the surface, Structures invites a profound reflection on how the architecture of matter shapes the very fabric of existence.
- Originally Published: 1978
- Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2003
- Genre: Engineering
- Pages: 424
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780306812835
- Access: Members
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The Bomber Mafia: A Tale of Innovation and Obsession
In the smoke-shadowed crucible of World War II, a renegade band of idealists dared to believe that precision—rather than firestorms—could win the war and preserve humanity. The Bomber Mafia traces their dream with the tension of a moral thriller, where strategy clashes with conscience and the sky becomes a stage for salvation and destruction alike. Can technology be a force for mercy in the machinery of war, or does every innovation eventually bow to chaos? With haunting elegance, this is a story of obsession, invention, and the fragile line between vision and devastation.
- Originally Published: 2022
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2022
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 237
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0141998404
- Access: Members