An authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians. This is a ‘Bob the Builder’ guide for young adults and older who are curious about common miracles of engineering. From asphalt to voltage regulators, they’ll never look at the world the same.” Grady is the perfect person to explain engineering to us . . . he’s a brilliant storyteller who can translate that knowledge into engaging tales that even the technically-challenged among us can dig into. His book [ Engineering in Plain Sight] is the perfect extension of this unique skill set. By taking a concept usually applied to the natural world – a field guide! – and applying it to the, um, non-natural one, he’s helped me understand for the first time basic but important things … like how a cell tower actually works.” So when I saw that he had a book… of course I was going to read it! And it’s pretty awesome. Topic by topic, he goes into a high level but with some detail on all sorts of ways that infrastructure actually works and neat things you can look out for.

This book has A LOT of well done illustrations, and if you look closely they are often amusing. Because there are so many illustrations I do not recommend reading this on a Kindle. I normally prefer reading on my Kindle, but was glad I had the hardcover of this book. An outstanding resource on a wide range of civil engineering subjects for all readers. Wonderful for browsing, reading, or researching." Highly readable and illustrated with plenty of diagrams, making the material accessible to non-engineers . . . it would serve very well as a reference book for classrooms and the school library." Please report metadata errors at the source library. If there are multiple source libraries, know that we pull metadata from top to bottom, so the first one might be sufficient.

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Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making them approachable and understandable to non-engineers. It transforms readers’ perspectives of the built environment, converting the act of looking at infrastructure from a mundane inevitability into an everyday diversion and joy.Mr. Hillhouse tries to keep his explanation simple, but sometimes a lot of words and concepts were used that I couldn't grasp unless I took the time to research them outside of this book. I never really understood electronics when I was in my high school physics class. When the first section of this book was about electricity, it was a bit demoralizing for me after I got through a couple of topics. I powered through this part of the book, but many times I was left thinking, "Okay, power lines use three lines because it works best with some property of electricity that I don't comprehend." Other parts such as roads, construction, and water felt more down to earth for me. The concepts were much easier to grasp, but I wasn't really excited about it. At other times, certain parts felt like a visual review of some of the videos that I have seen on Grady's YouTube channel. Full Book Name: Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at what physics reveals about the world It was still pretty useful now, when I have no little one asking me questions, except for my own 4-year old self that is still inside my head wondering, occasionally, what all this stuff is. The great thing about a young one asking you questions, of course, is that it helps you to remember to look around and think about these things again, and now that there are more books available than ever, you can more often than not find out the answer. Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making them approachable and understandable to non-engineers. It transforms readers' perspectives of the built environment, converting the act of looking at infrastructure from a mundane inevitability into an everyday diversion and joy. Whether you love and respect engineering as I do, or are driven by curiosity as to how the world works, Engineering in Plain Sight by Grady Hillhouse is a unique resource, complemented by his popular Practical Engineering YouTube channel.A plain explanation of every day engineering . . . [with] enough detail to satisfy even a lot of detailed questions about infrastructure."

This book offers an overview of utilities (electricity, water, comms), transportation (rail, roads) and some of the most vital structures (bridges, dams, coastal infrastructure), supplementing the text with good illustrations. Author covers a broad range of topics, but doesn't go in-depth on them, making the book seem more geared towards younger readers. It appears rather superficial, but would probably be enough to get someone uninitiated interested in civil engineering.The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To answers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask