Volume 2: Chapter 8
Volume One
Volume Two
Solomon's Temple
Israel
The Founding of Cyrene
Libya
The Aqueducts of Rome
Italy
The Grand Canal
China
Protective Dikes and Land Reclamation
The Netherlands
The Founding of Baghdad
Iraq
Charlemagne's Works
Western Europe
London Bridge
England
The New River
England
The Taj Mahal
India
The Canal des Deux Mers
France
The Founding of St. Petersburg
Russia
The Founding of Washington, DC
United States
The Erie Canal
United States
The City of Singapore
Singapore
The Suez Canal
Egypt
The Transcontinental Railroad
United States
The Brooklyn Bridge
United States
The Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
The Eiffel Tower
France
The Trans-Siberian Railway
Russia
The Panama Canal
Panama
The Federal Highway System
United States
The Colorado River and Hoover Dam
United States
The Tennessee Valley Authority
United States
The Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy Act
United States
The Alaska Highway
United States
The Snowy Mountain Hydroelectric Power Project
Australia
The Mont Blanc Tunnel
Italy, France, Switzerland
The Founding of Brasilia
Brazil
NASA and the Apollo Program
United States
The High Dam of Aswan
Egypt
The Communication Satellite (COMSAT)
United States
The National Trails System
United States
Shinkansen - National High-Speed Railways
Japan
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline
United Sates, Canada
The Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Project
Brazil, Paraguay
The Founding of Abuja
Nigeria
Channel Tunnel
England, France
SEMATECH
United States
The Central Artery/Tunnel Project
United States
An Important New Resource on the World's Most Iconic Building and Engineering Projects
Humans are builders. Throughout our existence, we have built structures to span rivers, connect different points of land, create more living space, and make shelter. Throughout history, civilizations have created structures of such immense scale, and requiring such tremendous resources, that they had previously thought impossible.
Such feats of "macro-engineering" are a testament to the creativity and foresight of engineers, architects, governments officials, and diplomats. Who came up with the ideas for these projects, and how did they see them through to completion? What obstacles needed to be overcome for these structures to be built? What impact did such projects have on the economy and culture of their societies. The encyclopedia, Building The World, answers all of these questions, showing how central these great feats are to the history of civilization.
Building The World
Published June 2006
ISBN: 0-313-33354-8
Hardcover, 2 Volumes, 984 Pages, 66 Photos
Covering 41 Projects
