The 50 Greatest Engineers, Paul Virr
The 50 Greatest Engineers, Paul Virr
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The 50 Greatest Engineers
The People Whose Innovations Have Shaped Our World

Author: Paul Virr, William Potter

Narrator: Jack Bennett

Unabridged: 5 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/19/2024


Synopsis

Engineering is everywhere, from the Large Hadron Collider to invisibly small circuits on silicon chips. The 50 Greatest Engineers celebrates the great achievements that have been made through the ages, containing profiles of the best-known and most innovative engineers of all time. Chosen from across the globe, they include a diverse range of talent - from the likes of Nikola Tesla, Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Gustave Eiffel to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fazlu Rahman Khan and the Wright Brothers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter

Narration was good and not over monotone in its delivery. It's not easy to retain engagement without the voices and accents more usual in works of fiction, but it retained my interest. Always difficult to produce an audiobook version of a non-fiction book which is packed with photographs and diagrams......more

Goodreads review by rebecca

It was a great and informative book. I appreciate that they included all types of engineering. There was anything from structural, mechanical, electrical, industrial, automotive, and more!......more