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The engineering ideas behind key twentieth-century technical innovations, from great dams and highways to the jet engine, the transistor, the microchip, and the computer

Table of Contents

1. Rivers and Regions: The Age of Frank Crowe  ...........................    11
2. Morgan, Lilienthal, and the Tennessee Valley Authority  ................    47
3. Highways and Skyscrapers: MacDonald and Khan  ......................    81
4. Rickover and Nuclear Power  ................................................  119
5. The Jet Engine and the Rocket: Whittle, Goddard, and NASA  ........  143
6. Bardeen and the Transistor  .................................................  179
7. Kilby, Noyce, and the Microchip  ..........................................  207
8. The Computer and the Internet: The Age of Steve Jobs  ...............  235

About the Author

David P. Billington, Jr., is a historian and author of books and articles exploring the history of engineering innovation.