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Calum's Road Calum's Road (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 543 ratings — published 2008
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When Computers Were Human When Computers Were Human (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 56 ratings — published 2005
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The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 502 ratings — published 2000
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Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 119 ratings — published 1994
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Colossus: The First Electronic Computer (Popular Science) Colossus: The First Electronic Computer (Popular Science)
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avg rating 4.05 — 149 ratings — published 2006
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The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 146 ratings — published 1985
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City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 194 ratings — published 2003
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The Scientist & Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing The Scientist & Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.57 — 123 ratings — published 1997
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Calder: The Conquest of Space: The Later Years: 1940-1976 Calder: The Conquest of Space: The Later Years: 1940-1976 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.58 — 24 ratings — published
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Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940 (A Life of Calder) Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940 (A Life of Calder)
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avg rating 4.15 — 61 ratings — published
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The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America’s First Subway The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America’s First Subway (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.66 — 1,676 ratings — published 2014
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Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,930 ratings — published 2021
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Trustee from the Toolroom Trustee from the Toolroom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 5,661 ratings — published 1960
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Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 125,245 ratings — published 2017
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The Bridge Over the River Kwai The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 10,528 ratings — published 1952
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Gravity’s Rainbow Gravity’s Rainbow (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 47,421 ratings — published 1973
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A Single Pebble A Single Pebble (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 588 ratings — published 1956
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Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 613 ratings — published 2005
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The Chip : How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution The Chip : How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 894 ratings — published 1984
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Breaking the Chains of Gravity Breaking the Chains of Gravity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 884 ratings — published 2016
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Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 1,401 ratings — published 2005
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Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 185 ratings — published 2005
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AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 990 ratings — published 2006
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Forgotten Genius of Oliver Heaviside: A Maverick of Electrical Science Forgotten Genius of Oliver Heaviside: A Maverick of Electrical Science (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 72 ratings — published
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Oliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of the Victorian Age Oliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of the Victorian Age (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 41 ratings — published 1987
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Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 177 ratings — published
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The Civilized Engineer The Civilized Engineer (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 83 ratings — published 1987
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The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 810 ratings — published 2003
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The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 7,435 ratings — published 2009
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Steinmetz: Engineer and Socialist (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) Steinmetz: Engineer and Socialist (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)
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avg rating 3.60 — 5 ratings — published 1992
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Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,801 ratings — published 2014
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 32,180 ratings — published 2009
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,813 ratings — published 2017
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The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 120 ratings — published 2012
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Alan Turing: The Enigma Alan Turing: The Enigma (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as good-engineering-stories)
avg rating 3.75 — 11,887 ratings — published 1983
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A Man on the Moon A Man on the Moon (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 7,579 ratings — published 1994
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Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,802 ratings — published 1972
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Raise Heaven and Earth: The Story of Martin Marietta People and Their Pioneering Achievements Raise Heaven and Earth: The Story of Martin Marietta People and Their Pioneering Achievements (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 12 ratings — published 1993
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Slide Rule Slide Rule (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 727 ratings — published 1954
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Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as good-engineering-stories)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,687 ratings — published 2003
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The Electric Life of Michael Faraday The Electric Life of Michael Faraday (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as good-engineering-stories)
avg rating 4.05 — 225 ratings — published 2006
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The Pentagon: A History The Pentagon: A History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 360 ratings — published 2007
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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 372 ratings — published 1999
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Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of the Hoover Dam Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of the Hoover Dam (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as good-engineering-stories)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,094 ratings — published 2010
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Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 2,437 ratings — published 2006
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Eniac: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer Eniac: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 489 ratings — published 1999
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Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1) Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
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avg rating 4.20 — 23,835 ratings — published 1998
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Building Moonships: The Grumman Lunar Module (Images of America: New York) Building Moonships: The Grumman Lunar Module (Images of America: New York)
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avg rating 4.32 — 71 ratings — published 2004
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Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 166 ratings — published 1995
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Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 1,460 ratings — published 2002
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