A scientist in the city
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Published
New York : Doubleday, 1994., New York : Doubleday, 1994.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Fowler Public Library - NONFICTION | 307.76 Trefil | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Doubleday, 1994., New York : Doubleday, 1994.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
In his previous books, A Scientist at the Seashore and Meditations at Sunset, James Trefil used common place settings in the natural world as a point of departure for probing the mysteries of nature. In A SCIENTIST IN THE CITY, Trefil takes the opposite tack, looking at the quintessential man-made environment of the city as a way of examining the forces that define our world. What does the heating system of a building or the construction of a bridge tell us about the development of the city? What does the amplified environmental stress of city life on plants and animals suggest about the wild? How have scientific advances in building materials and an understanding of the structure of the atom helped to shape the cities of today? From an explanation of the evolution and influence of plate glass and reinforced steel to an analysis of the future of the skyscraper, A SCIENTIST IN THE CITY offers a fascinating study of the promise and the consequences of technology in our everyday urban lives. In addition, Trefil goes on to explore how the new technologies being developed today will help to determine the changing forms that cities will take in the future. A SCIENTIST IN THE CITY is the kind of book that will open our eyes to the man-made world around us, and show us some of the scientific rea sons for why we live the way we do.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Trefil, J. (1994). A scientist in the city (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trefil, James, 1938-. 1994. A Scientist in the City. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trefil, James, 1938-. A Scientist in the City Doubleday, 1994.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Trefil, James. A Scientist in the City First edition., Doubleday, 1994.
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