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The Ancient Engineers
The Ancient Engineers
Author: L. Sprague de Camp
The Pyramids of Egypt...the walls and gates of Babylon...the Parthenon...the Lighthouse at Alexandria...the Aqueducts and Roads of the Romans...the Hagia Sophia...the Temple of Orissa...and the less splendid but no less important feats of ancient engineers in weapontry, transport and agriculture... — These and more ancient wonders are descibed an...  more »
ISBN-13: 9783452378385
ISBN-10: 3452378381
Publication Date: 2/1974
Pages: 450
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4.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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unholyblackdeath avatar reviewed The Ancient Engineers on + 57 more book reviews
Excellent! this book is way more interesting and engaging than the title suggests. I only picked it up because I have read L. Sprague De Camp's Conan books and wanted to see what he offered in way of non-fiction. I am so glad that I did!
With this book, you get a broad view of engineers and the inventions that forever changed and advanced human civilization. He gives plenty of historical reference to give a clear time line in your mind of these progresses. A great resource for any history or engineering buff.

5 Stars!
geep avatar reviewed The Ancient Engineers on
not current thinking
pyramids on giza were never tombs
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Technology and Invention from earliest times to Renaissance


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