Ancient Engineers FROM OUR EDITORS
Invention & technology advanced with painful slowness through the 17th century, not because men were stupid, but because the imagination and daring that every innovator must have were limited to a tiny group. It is about these brave men--whose genius enabled the Egyptians to build their pyramids, the Phoenicians to erect magnificent public buildings that this carefully researched account has been written.
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Some of the oldest manmade wonders in the world continue to be the most fascinating. Here is a thrilling look into the monuments of the past and the daring and imaginative people who built them. A classic bestseller repackaged for today's New Age readers. Reissue.
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The Pyramids of Giza, the Parthenon of Greece, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum of Rome . . . Today, we stand in awe before these wonders of the ancient world. They hold our history and the deepest secrets of our past in their hidden recesses.
In THE ANCIENT ENGINEERS, L. Sprague de Camp delves into the heart of the mystery. He introduces us to the master builders who had the vision, the power, and the passion to reach for the clouds and touch the heavens. We share in some of the greatest technological triumphs of all time — triumphs of the human mind, imagination, and spirit.
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