Main entry:

Tobin, James, 1956-

Title & Author:

Great projects : the epic story of the building of America : from the taming of the Mississippi to the invention of the Internet / James Tobin.

Publication:

New York : Free Press, ©2001.

Description:

viii, 322 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and index.
1. Water. ch. 1. The lower Mississippi -- ch. 2. The Colorado -- 2. Power. ch. 3. Edison's light -- ch. 4. Electric nation -- 3. t Metropolis. ch. 5. Water for the millions -- ch 6. Ammann's bridge -- 4. Pathways. ch. 7. The big dig -- ch. 8. The Internet.

Summary:

Projects and engineers include James Buchanan Eads and flood control on the lower Mississippi; Arthur Powell Davis and Frank Crowe and the Hoover Dam; John Bloomfield Jervis and the Croton Aqueduct that brought clean water to New York City; Othmar Ammann and the bridges of New York City; Thomas Edison and electricity; Samuel Insull and the spread of electricity across the nation; Fred Salvucci and the Big Dig to revamp Boston's street system; J.C.R. Licklider who first imagined the Intenet.

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ISBN:

0743210646
9780743210645

Subject:

Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Mass.) Design and construction History.
Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project (Mass.)
Engineering United States History.
Flood control Mississippi River History.
Dams Design and construction History.
Drinking water New York (State) New York History.
Bridges New York (State) New York Design and construction History.
Electricity History.
Incandescent lamps History.
Tunnels Design and construction History.
Internet History.
Ingénierie États-Unis Histoire.
Inondations Maîtrise Mississippi (Fleuve) Histoire.
Barrages Conception et construction Histoire.
Eau potable New York (État) New York Histoire.
Ponts New York (État) New York Conception et construction Histoire.
Électricité Histoire.
Lampes à incandescence Histoire.
Tunnels Conception et construction Histoire.
Internet Histoire.
Bridges Design and construction
Dams Design and construction
Drinking water
Electricity
Engineering
Flood control
Incandescent lamps
Internet
Tunnels Design and construction
Technik
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) History.
Croton Aqueduct (N.Y.) Design and construction History.
Hoover Dam (Ariz. et Nev.) Histoire.
Mississippi River
New York (State) Croton Aqueduct
New York (State) New York
United States
United States Hoover Dam
USA

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 255406
Call No.: BIB 185567
Status: Available