Further Reading
Do you want to read more about early scientists and technology, or find more do-it-yourself (DIY) projects that are rooted in the timeframe of the Industrial Revolution? These books are excellent places to start:
The Ancient Engineers by L. Sprague de Camp (Doubleday, 1963)
Although his name might not be so well-known now, L. Sprague de Camp was one of the best-known science fiction writers of the 1930s and 1940s. But it’s this 1963 work of science fact that I highly recommend. As Isaac Asimov said of it, “it’s the history (of science) as it should be told.”
The Art of Construction by Mario Salvadori (Chicago Review Press, 1990)
One of my all-time favorites, this book is a fine introduction to the hows and whys of civil engineering. ...
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