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Engineering & Technology

Step into the workshop where imagination becomes machinery and bold ideas learn to fly. From the precision of drafting tables and scientific instruments to the roar of engines, industry, invention, and early computing culture, this bookshelf captures the thrill of human ingenuity in motion. It’s a journey through the blueprints, experiments, and breakthroughs that helped build the modern world.

965 Audiobooks

The Curtiss Aviation Book

The Curtiss Aviation Book

by Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Augustus Post

The Invention of Lithography

The Invention of Lithography

by Alois Senefelder

The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph

The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph

by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field

The Art of Bookbinding: A practical treatise, with plates and diagrams

The Art of Bookbinding: A practical treatise, with plates and diagrams

by Joseph William Zaehnsdorf

Obed Hussey, Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap

Obed Hussey, Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap

The art of glass-blowing : or Plain instructions for making the chemical and philosophical instruments which are formed of glass

The art of glass-blowing : or Plain instructions for making the chemical and philosophical instruments which are formed of glass

by T.-P. Danger

Motors

Motors

by James Slough Zerbe

Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887

Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887

by Various Authors

Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines

Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines

by Rodolphe Edgard Mathot

Moxon's mechanick exercises, volume 1 (of 2) : The doctrine of handy-works applied to the art of printing

Moxon's mechanick exercises, volume 1 (of 2) : The doctrine of handy-works applied to the art of printing

by Joseph Moxon

Photogravure

Photogravure

by Henry R. Blaney

The Microscope

The Microscope

by Andrew Ross

Glen Canyon Dam

Glen Canyon Dam

by United States. Bureau of Reclamation

The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook

The Municipal and Sanitary Engineer's Handbook

by H. Percy (Henry Percy) Boulnois

How to Make Electrical Machines Containing Full Directions for Making Electrical Machines, Induction Coils, Dynamos, and Many Novel Toys to Be Worked by Electricity

How to Make Electrical Machines Containing Full Directions for Making Electrical Machines, Induction Coils, Dynamos, and Many Novel Toys to Be Worked by Electricity

by R. A. R. (Reginald Arthur Renaud) Bennett

Scaffolding : a treatise on the design & erection of scaffolds, gantries, and stagings, with an account of the appliances used in connection therewith for the use of contractors, builders, clerks of works, etc., with a chapter on the legal aspect of the question

Scaffolding : a treatise on the design & erection of scaffolds, gantries, and stagings, with an account of the appliances used in connection therewith for the use of contractors, builders, clerks of works, etc., with a chapter on the legal aspect of the question

by A. G. H. Thatcher

On the Construction of a Silvered Glass Telescope Fifteen and a half inches in aperture, and its use in celestial photography

On the Construction of a Silvered Glass Telescope Fifteen and a half inches in aperture, and its use in celestial photography

by Henry Draper

Irrigation works : the principles on which their design and working should be based, with special details relating to Indian canals and some proposed improvements

Irrigation works : the principles on which their design and working should be based, with special details relating to Indian canals and some proposed improvements

by E. S. (Edward Skelton) Bellasis

Type and Presses in America A Brief Historical Sketch of the Development of Type Casting and Press Building in the United States

Type and Presses in America A Brief Historical Sketch of the Development of Type Casting and Press Building in the United States

by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches

Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches

by Walter J. (Walter John) Kleinlein

The Economy of Workshop Manipulation A logical method of learning constructive mechanics. Arranged with questions for the use of apprentice engineers and students.

The Economy of Workshop Manipulation A logical method of learning constructive mechanics. Arranged with questions for the use of apprentice engineers and students.

by John Richards

The platinum metals

The platinum metals

by Arthur Douglas Lumb

An account of a useful discovery to distill double the usual quantity of sea-water, by blowing showers of air up through the distilling liquor : and an account of the great benefit of ventilators in many instances, in preserving the health and lives of people, in slave and other transport ships ... also an account of the good effect of blowing showers of air up through milk, thereby to cure the ill taste which is occasioned by some kinds of food of cows.

An account of a useful discovery to distill double the usual quantity of sea-water, by blowing showers of air up through the distilling liquor : and an account of the great benefit of ventilators in many instances, in preserving the health and lives of people, in slave and other transport ships ... also an account of the good effect of blowing showers of air up through milk, thereby to cure the ill taste which is occasioned by some kinds of food of cows.

by Stephen Hales

Improvement in Fire-Arms and in the Apparatus Used Therewith United States Patent Office Application

Improvement in Fire-Arms and in the Apparatus Used Therewith United States Patent Office Application

by Samuel Colt

De aardbeving van San Francisco De Aarde en haar Volken, 1907

De aardbeving van San Francisco De Aarde en haar Volken, 1907

by Hugo de Vries

Cork: Being the story of the origin of cork, the processes employed in its manufacture & its various uses in the world to-day

Cork: Being the story of the origin of cork, the processes employed in its manufacture & its various uses in the world to-day

by Armstrong Cork Company

The telephone : a lecture entitled Researches in electric telephony

The telephone : a lecture entitled Researches in electric telephony

by Alexander Graham Bell

The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C.

The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C.

by J. S. (John Stanley) Plaskett

A Lost Chapter in the History of the Steamboat

A Lost Chapter in the History of the Steamboat

by John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval) Latrobe

Technik der Bronzeplastik

Technik der Bronzeplastik

by Hermann Lüer

A Description of a New-Invented Stove-Grate Shewing Its Uses and Advantages Over All Others, Both in Point of Expence, and Every Purpose of a Chamber Fire

A Description of a New-Invented Stove-Grate Shewing Its Uses and Advantages Over All Others, Both in Point of Expence, and Every Purpose of a Chamber Fire

by J. Durno

Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post

Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post

by Thomas Rainey

German Science Reader An Introduction to Scientific German, for Students of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering

German Science Reader An Introduction to Scientific German, for Students of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering

by Charles Frederick Kroeh

Gunpowder and Ammunition, Their Origin and Progress

Gunpowder and Ammunition, Their Origin and Progress

by H. W. L. (Henry William Lovett) Hime

Keely and His Discoveries: Aerial Navigation

Keely and His Discoveries: Aerial Navigation

by Mrs. Bloomfield H. Moore

The Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers

by Fred C. (Fred Charters) Kelly

Inventions of the Great War

Inventions of the Great War

by A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

Lightships and Lighthouses

Lightships and Lighthouses

by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

Steam Shovels and Steam Shovel Work

Steam Shovels and Steam Shovel Work

by Edward Adolph Hermann

Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 01 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications

Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 01 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications

by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins

The Atlantic Telegraph (1865)

The Atlantic Telegraph (1865)

by Sir William Howard Russell

Forge work

Forge work

by William L. (William Lewis) Ilgen

American Rural Highways

American Rural Highways

by T. R. (Thomas Radford) Agg

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.

by Various Authors

The Story of the Submarine

The Story of the Submarine

by Farnham Bishop

Leather: From the Raw Material to the Finished Product

Leather: From the Raw Material to the Finished Product

by K. J. Adcock

Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition, No. 26, Dec., 1887

Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition, No. 26, Dec., 1887

by Various Authors

Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885

Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885

by Various Authors

The Valuation of Public Service Corporation Property Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911, ASCE 1190

The Valuation of Public Service Corporation Property Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911, ASCE 1190

by Henry Earle Riggs

Tunnel Engineering: A Museum Treatment

Tunnel Engineering: A Museum Treatment

by Robert M. Vogel

The Principles of Leather Manufacture

The Principles of Leather Manufacture

by H. R. (Henry Richardson) Procter

Glass Manufacture

Glass Manufacture

by Walter Rosenhain

Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building

Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building

by G. B. N. (George Bates Nichols) Tower

Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886

Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886

by Various Authors

Engineers and their triumphs the story of the locomotive, the steamship, bridge building, tunnel making

Engineers and their triumphs the story of the locomotive, the steamship, bridge building, tunnel making

by F. M. (Frederic Morell) Holmes

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 A Concrete Water Tower, Paper No. 1173

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 A Concrete Water Tower, Paper No. 1173

by A. Kempkey

Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888

Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888

by Various Authors

Delco Radio Owner's Manual Model 633; Delcotron Generator Installation

Delco Radio Owner's Manual Model 633; Delcotron Generator Installation

by Delco-Remy Corporation

Implement sheds

Implement sheds

by K. J. T. (Karl John Theodore) Ekblaw

The Gasoline Motor

The Gasoline Motor

by Harold Whiting Slauson

Carpentry

Carpentry

by Ira Samuel Griffith

The Auburndale Watch Company : first American attempt toward the dollar watch

The Auburndale Watch Company : first American attempt toward the dollar watch

by Edwin A. Battison

Hardware, estimating, and mill design

Hardware, estimating, and mill design

The First Man-Carrying Aeroplane Capable of Sustained Free Flight: Langley's Success as a Pioneer in Aviation From the Smithsonian Report for 1914, pages 217-222, Publication 2329, 1915

The First Man-Carrying Aeroplane Capable of Sustained Free Flight: Langley's Success as a Pioneer in Aviation From the Smithsonian Report for 1914, pages 217-222, Publication 2329, 1915

by Albert Francis Zahm

Lightning, Thunder and Lightning Conductors

Lightning, Thunder and Lightning Conductors

by Gerald Molloy

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct

Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct

by F. B. (Fayette Bartholomew) Tower

The Art of Inventing

The Art of Inventing

by Edwin J. (Edwin Jay) Prindle

Light and Colour Theories, and their relation to light and colour standardization

Light and Colour Theories, and their relation to light and colour standardization

by Joseph W. (Joseph Williams) Lovibond

The Problem of Manflight

The Problem of Manflight

by James Means

A boy's text book on gas engines : a book for boys describing and explaining in simple language the automobile gas engine

A boy's text book on gas engines : a book for boys describing and explaining in simple language the automobile gas engine

by Fay Leone Faurote

The Rural Motor Express To Conserve Foodstuffs and Labor and to Supply Rural Transportation.

The Rural Motor Express To Conserve Foodstuffs and Labor and to Supply Rural Transportation.

by United States. Council of National Defense. Highways Transport Committee

The Great Thames Barrage

The Great Thames Barrage

by Thomas Walter Barber

Carpets

Carpets

by R. S. (Reginald Seymour) Brinton

An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player of Mr. De Kempelen To Which is Added, a Copious Collection of the Knight's Moves over the Chess Board

An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player of Mr. De Kempelen To Which is Added, a Copious Collection of the Knight's Moves over the Chess Board

by Robert Willis

Ontwerp van wet tot afsluiting en droogmaking van de Zuiderzee met toelichtende memorie

Ontwerp van wet tot afsluiting en droogmaking van de Zuiderzee met toelichtende memorie

by Cornelis Lely

Weale's Series of Scientific and Technical Works

Weale's Series of Scientific and Technical Works

by Crosby Lockwood and Son

The British Journal of Photography, No. 613, Vol. XIX, February 2, 1872

The British Journal of Photography, No. 613, Vol. XIX, February 2, 1872

by Various Authors

Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs

Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs

by Halbert Powers Gillette, Charles Shattuck Hill

The Boy Electrician

The Boy Electrician

by Alfred Powell Morgan

The Story of Great Inventions

The Story of Great Inventions

by Elmer Ellsworth Burns

Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery

Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery

by George Iles

Gunnery in 1858: Being a Treatise on Rifles, Cannon, and Sporting Arms Explaining the Principles of the Science of Gunnery, and Describing the Newest Improvements in Fire-Arms

Gunnery in 1858: Being a Treatise on Rifles, Cannon, and Sporting Arms Explaining the Principles of the Science of Gunnery, and Describing the Newest Improvements in Fire-Arms

by William Greener

An Unsinkable Titanic: Every Ship its own Lifeboat

An Unsinkable Titanic: Every Ship its own Lifeboat

by John Bernard Walker

The Classification of Patents

The Classification of Patents

by United States. Patent Office

Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 06 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications

Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 06 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications

by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins

Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

by Lynne C. Murphy

Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology

Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology

by W. T. (William T.) Lewis

Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883

Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883

by Various Authors

The Use of Ropes and Tackle

The Use of Ropes and Tackle

by Homer J. (Homer Jackson) Dana, W. A. (William Armour) Pearl

Aeroplane Construction and Operation

Aeroplane Construction and Operation

by John B. Rathbun

Hoisting Appliances

Hoisting Appliances

by International Correspondence Schools

The Puering, Bating & Drenching of Skins

The Puering, Bating & Drenching of Skins

by Joseph Turney Wood

Petroleum

Petroleum

by Albert Lidgett

Hand-Craft: The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes

Hand-Craft: The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes

by John D. Sutcliffe

A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama

A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama

by H. R. Hill

The romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway

The romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway

by R. G. (Roderick George) MacBeth

Newark College of Engineering Bulletin, v. 11, No. 4, December 15, 1938

Newark College of Engineering Bulletin, v. 11, No. 4, December 15, 1938

by Newark College of Engineering

The Wonderland of Trinidad

The Wonderland of Trinidad

by Barber Asphalt Paving Co.

Instruction book on ring spinning

Instruction book on ring spinning

by Francis L. Lincoln

Joseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal Reproductions of a series of lithographs made by him on the Isthmus of Panama, January—March 1912, together with impressions and notes by the artist

Joseph Pennell's pictures of the Panama Canal Reproductions of a series of lithographs made by him on the Isthmus of Panama, January—March 1912, together with impressions and notes by the artist

by Joseph Pennell