Table of Contents

PREFACE CHAPTER ONE Origins CHAPTER TWO Urban Society CHAPTER THREE Greek Engineering CHAPTER FOUR Imperial Civilization CHAPTER FIVE The Revolution in Power CHAPTER SIX Foundations for Industry CHAPTER SEVEN The Industrial Revolution CHAPTER EIGHT "Roads, Canals, Bridges" CHAPTER NINE Steam Vessels and Locomotives CHAPTER TEN Iron and Steel CHAPTER ELEVEN Electrical Engineering CHAPTER TWELVE Modern Transportation CHAPTER THIRTEEN Sanitary and Hydraulic Engineering CHAPTER FOURTEEN Construction CHAPTER FIFTEEEN Reflections INDEX