Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment
Product ID: 452546721
🎨Colorful illustrations - Visual learning boost
📊74 in Engineering - Top niche rank
📚1,247 reviews - Trusted by thousands
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🔍 See the world differently—engineering is everywhere!
Engineering in Plain Sight is a visually rich field guide that demystifies the built environment for non-engineers. With colorful illustrations and accessible explanations, it reveals the design and function of infrastructure like bridges, railways, and electrical grids. Highly rated and popular among both students and curious readers, this book turns everyday surroundings into a source of wonder and knowledge.
| Best Sellers Rank | 20,452 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 58 in Engineering (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,298 Reviews |
E**N
Excellent accessible book on how our world works
Great book, bits of it our (unsurprisingly) US centric but enjoyed reading it with our daughter. Very well explained and covers a lot of ground. Compliments the youtube channel well but is also an excellent standalone publication.
M**L
For young budding engineers
Nice quality book. Near identical content to authors youtube channel.
A**R
A great and I think important book for everyone
Every one should have a copy of this book. We all take our infrastructure for granted too much. This book gives a good idea at what it takes to make our lives run smoothly. It will make any reader much more appreciative of the built world around them and the people who put it there.
N**.
It's like "How it's made" but for infrastructure!
As a civil engineering student, this is a really interesting read. However, if you're just a person who likes to know how the built environment works, this book is sure to peak your interest nonetheless.
A**H
Fascinating read
A fascinating read, perfect for browsing through whilst having your lunch. Even if you are based in another country, the descriptions are a great read. The illustrations and writing style is both detailed yet also entertaining. I hope Grady releases another book!
M**A
great book for nerdy people
Got it for an engineering student who loved it.
T**X
Inspire the next generation
Well written, informative, US centric (unsurprisingly) but still useful. Great idea to help the budding engineers of the world see it more clearly.
K**S
Fascinating book, very well researched and written
I love this book, fascinating for everyone from a seasoned engineer to my 3-year-old. Grady's style is friendly and technical enough not to be patronising but basic enough that it's understandable.
T**L
Great engineering book with fantastic illustrations
Bought this book after being a subscriber of the author's YT channel for years. Good fun read on a number of engineering fields. Highly recommended if you want to get your kids to fall in love with engineering.
D**S
Didn’t want it to end
Fascinating - a lovely read (as an nosy and interested amateur)
N**V
Must for Non Engineers
Must for Non Engineers
早**康
秀逸なイラスト
わかりやすいイラストです
M**G
Interessante Einblicke, schön bebildert, teils etwas US zentrisch
Interessante Einblicke und gute Erklärung zu unterschiedlichen Ingineursthemen. Das Buch ist natürlich wg. dem US Autor auch stark eingefärbt damit wie Dinge dort gebaut werden. Vieles ist zwar global allgemeingültig, im spezfiischen (etwa Stromversorgung von Stadtvierteln) aber dann doch schon unterschiedlich. Für den grundsätzlichen zusammenhang aber irrelevant und die Bebilderung ist sehr schön gemacht.
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