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  • 如何蓋一座大教堂?:學習工程師「解決問題的思維」!從重大歷史工程到日常小物,一窺創新與發明背後的故事

    The Things We Make:The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans

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    Fatal Flight brings vividly to life the year of operation of R.101, the last great British airship -- a luxury liner three and a half times the length of a 747 jet, with a spacious lounge, a dining room that seated fifty, glass-walled promenade decks, and a smoking room. The British expected R.101 to spearhead a fleet of imperial airships that would dominate the skies as British naval ships, a ... Leer más

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