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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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As water becomes more and more scarce, the challenge is to boost water productivity and efficiency while protecting the natural environment. This program presents an overview of job opportunities in water management such as flood control, reservoir management, levee design and repair, designing and operating dams and sewer systems, river management and restoration, monitoring fish populations, protecting habitats and endangered species, maintaining...
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Dreamscape Media
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The clearing of a cemetery stokes the fires of revolution in eighteenth-century France.
Paris, 1785. An ambitious young engineer, Jean-Baptiste Baratte arrives in Paris charged with emptying the overflowing cemetery of Les Innocents, an ancient site whose stench is poisoning the neighborhood's air and water. A self-styled modern man of reason, Baratte sees his work as a chance to clear away the burden of history. But he soon suspects that the destruction...
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Build (and climb!) amazing structures with . . . CIVIL ENGINEERS! Look, up in the sky! It's an enormous bridge! Look under the river and you might find an amazing tunnel. Or just check out the freeway you drove on yesterday. All those marvelous creations came from the mind and creativity of civil engineers. They use science, technology, and imagination to build the structures our world needs. They can't just sit at a desk, either; they need to be...
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Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2017.
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As much a part of the New York skyline as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge is instantly and internationally recognizable. Yet as iconic as it is, its builder, Washington Roebling, is too often forgotten. The Brooklyn Bridge took 14 dramatic years to complete and here the personal story which lies behind that construction is told for the first time. Meticulously researched, and written with revealing archival...
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Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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"In Who Built That? Bridges, Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the first in cast iron to the longest in prestressed concrete in the southern hemisphere, to the tallest in the world. Introducing each engineer or architect, the main concepts of their work, and some of their most important projects in charming drawings and accessible text, Bridges is a fun primer for readers of all ages interested in learning...
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Creek Canyon volume 3
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"As the only female civil engineer in her department, Grace Hudson needs space from men. Her last love interest traumatized her in ways she never saw coming; with that behind her, she is determined to focus on her career. Even so, a little flirting with a handsome stranger over coffee can't hurt, right? In their short interaction, Grace dazzles Dameon Locke. But he's focused on his newest development project and keeping his company afloat after his...
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Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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Written by award-winning author Megan Hoyt, this thoughtful STEM picture book biography about the brilliant architect of Grand Central Terminal is a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity, creative problem solving, and, of course, trains! With whimsical illustrations by Dave Szalay.
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