Engineering in Plain Sight

An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

Engineering in Plain Sight
Grady Hillhouse
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Hardback
h254 x 203mm - 224pg
1 Nov 2022 US
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9781718502321
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Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide with accessible explanations to nearly every part of the constructed world around us. Author Grady Hillhouse is the creator behind the popular YouTube channel Practical Engineering (2. 7 million subscribers!) and this book is essentially 50 new episodes crammed between two covers. Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making them approachable and understandable to non-engineers. It transforms readers' perspectives of the built environment, converting the act of looking at infrastructure from a mundane inevitability into an everyday diversion and joy. Each section of this accessible, informative book features colorful illustrations revealing the fascinating details of how the human-made world works. An ideal road trip companion, this book offers a fresh perspective on the parts of the environment that often blend into the background. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waterways, and more. Engineering in Plain Sight inspires curiosity, interest, and engagement in how the infrastructure around us is designed and constructed.
"[Engineering In Plain Sight] is a fun, informative book that helps educate on the world around us. " -Geek_Dude, GeekTechStuff "A plain explanation of every day engineering . . . [with] enough detail to satisfy even a lot of detailed questions about infrastructure. " -Lee Teschler, Design World Online
Grady Hillhouse is a civil engineer and science communicator widely known for his educational video series Practical Engineering, currently one of the largest engineering channels on YouTube with over 2 million subscribers and millions of views each month. His videos, which focus on infrastructure and the human-made environment, have garnered media attention from around the world and been featured on both the Science Channel and Discovery Channel in addition to many other publications. Before producing videos full time, Hillhouse spent nearly ten years as an engineering consultant, working on a wide variety of infrastructure projects with a focus on dams and hydraulic structures. He holds degrees from Texas State University and Texas A&M University.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781718502321
Published: 1 Nov 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: No Starch Press (US)
Publisher: No Starch Press (US)
Format: Hardback
Height: 254mm
Width: 203mm
Weight: 369g
Pages: 224

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