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Contents List of Sidebars List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Chapter One The World's Fairs of 1876 and 1939 Chapter Two Edison, Westinghouse, and Electric Power Chapter Three Bell and the Telephone Chapter Four Burton, Houdry, and the Refining of Oil Chapter Five Ford, Sloan, and the Automobile Chapter Six The Wright Brothers and the Airplane Chapter Seven Radio: From Hertz to Armstrong Chapter Eight Ammann and the George Washington Bridge Chapter Nine Eastwood, Tedesko, and Reinforced Concrete Chapter Ten Streamlining: Chrysler and Douglas Notes Index
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Engineering -- United States -- History.
Engineers -- United States.