Eight Amazing Engineering Stories reveals the stories behind how engineers use specific elements to create the material world around us. In eight chapters, the EngineerGuy team exposes the magnificence of the innovation and engineering of digital camera imagers, tiny accelerometers, atomic clocks, enriched uranium, batteries, microwave ovens, lasers, and anodized metals. In addition, short primers cover the scientific principles underlying the engineering, including waves, nuclear structure, and electronic transitions. "In Depth" sections cover entropy, semiconductors, and the mathematics of capacitors. Eight Amazing Engineering Stories forms the basis of the fourth series of EngineerGuy videos found on-line.
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Make magazine's blog called the EngineerGuy video team “brilliant science and technology documentarian[s]”, whose “videos should be held up as models of how to present complex technical information visually.” Wired called the videos “dazzling.” The team, consisting of Bill Hammack Patrick Ryan, & Nick Ziech, created the stunning series that includes masterful explanations of the engineering underlying LCD monitors, fiber optic communications, and hard disc drives. Ryan and Ziech earned B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois; Hammack, who is currently a Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Illinois, earned a M.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at Illinois. Hammack’s work has been recognized by an extraordinarily broad range of scientific, engineering, and journalistic professional societies. From journalists he has won the trifecta of the top science and engineering journalism awards: The National Association of Science Writer's Science in Society Award; the American Chemical Society's Grady-Stack Medal, and the American Institute of Physics' Science Writing Award. From his engineering peers he's been recognized with the ASME's Church Medal, IEEE's Distinguished Literary Contributions Award, ASEE's President's Medal, and the AIChE's Service to Society Award.
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Make magazine called Bill a "brilliant science-and-technology documentarian", whose "videos should be held up as models of how to present complex technical information visually." Wired called them "dazzling." His work has been recognized by an extraordinarily broad range of scientific, engineering, and journalistic professional societies. From journalists he has won the trifecta of the top science and engineering journalism awards: The National Association of Science Writer's coveted Science in Society Award; the American Chemical Society's Grady-Stack Medal, and the American Institute of Physics' Science Writing Award--all typically given to journalists. From his engineering peers he's been recognized with the asme's Church Medal, ieee's Distinguished Literary Contributions Award, asee's President's Medal, and the aiche's Service to Society Award. He is a Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois - Urbana.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Jayson
Format:Paperback
This Book gives credit to some of the finest work from University of Illinois Students. The read is simple, yet informative. Its quite amazing what you can learn in such a easy read, complements to the authors!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By TheGreatCO
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm a Mechanical Engineer with a few years of experience outside of school and I still enojyed reading this book. It simplifies complex engineering topics with ease without insulting the reader. Find out everything you could want to know about some of the greatest engineering accomplishments you use on a daily basis. The author of this book puts out videos on YouTube illustrating topics included in this book as well as many others. It is excellent work. I strongly suggest checking out his work (...).
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By Leonard
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not every reader will approach this book with detailed knowledge of the field and the author considerately provides excellent background information. The engineering information is well presented in a systematic fashion and the topics flow naturally into the next (with the author's excellent guidance, of course!). I can recommend this book to anyone who wants a slightly more detailed explanation of some complex engineering topics. Obviously this book is not intended for experts in the field! (Please look at the book summary for the topics covered).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting detail for the technically inclined
As someone who compulsively seeks to learn things I don't know, I got a lot out of this book. The descriptions are concise, so you don't get lost in pages and pages of technical... Read more
Published 1 month ago by AncientGuy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well done.
Lots of information on the eight different topics. Make sure to check out the very well done videos on the web site.
Published 1 month ago by LA
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great insight into mechanical marvels
This book goes beyond the usual 'how things work' books. It explains what I call the 'Inner workings and hidden mechanisms' of the products. Read more
Published 3 months ago by William Wills
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good read
As an engineer, I love seeing science written in a way that non-engineers can understand. For the most part, I think this book accomplished that task. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book explaining how stuff works
This is a good book explaining how a CCD sensor, an atomic clock, battery, microwave and lasers.
It also introduces the necessary physics background needed to understand the... Read more
It also introduces the necessary physics background needed to understand the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by berserck
5.0 out of 5 stars
Size doesn't matter
When i ordered this book, i expected it to resemble one of my backbreaking engineering textbooks; the ones that are dry and too complicated for their own good. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ali Syed
5.0 out of 5 stars
A comprehensive guide to things that surround us.
If you ever feel thirsty for knowledge, or just want to impress someone by knowing how something works this is the book for you, I bought it so it could provide me with some... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ezequiel Morcillo Rosso
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully informative
This is a great book. Very informatative. It includes enough theory for many of us, and provides details that may not be well known. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Michael G. Sklar
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book
This book pretty much coincides with the videos and is really good if you've ever had those questions on how things work and became what they are.
Published 10 months ago by Chris
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good concept; poor execution
After watching Engineerguy's series of videos on YouTube, I decided to buy his book for a more in-depth look at the topics covered. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Repaxan
