Understanding the world's greatest structures : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity
(DVD)
Author
Contributors
Leven, Jon. Director
Scarbrough, Wendy. Director
Blandford, James. Producer
Teaching Company, production company.
Scarbrough, Wendy. Director
Blandford, James. Producer
Teaching Company, production company.
Published
Chantilly, Va : Teaching Company, 2011.
Format
DVD
Status
Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc
DVD 624.1771 UNDERST
1 available
DVD 624.1771 UNDERST
1 available
Clallam Bay - Digital Video Disc
DVD 624.1771 UNDERST
1 available
DVD 624.1771 UNDERST
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc | DVD 624.1771 UNDERST | Available |
| Clallam Bay - Digital Video Disc | DVD 624.1771 UNDERST | Available |
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Published
Chantilly, Va : Teaching Company, 2011.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
UPC
9781598037258
Notes
General Note
"Topic: Science & mathematics ; Subtopic: Engineering."
General Note
Course No. 1153 ; 24 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture, on 4 videodiscs in 1 container, with an accompanying guidebook.
General Note
Accompanying guidebook includes professor biography, course scope, lecture guides, illustrations, answers to selected questions, great structures discussed in course, timeline, glossary, and bibliography.
General Note
Special features: About the professor.
Bibliography
Course guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-202).
Creation/Production Credits
Studio crew, Jim Allen and [five others] ; editor, Rich Bernett.
Participants/Performers
Lecturer: Professor Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy at West Point.
Description
"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey of our world's most remarkable structural masterpieces, one informed by the fundamentals of structural engineering and their underlying scientific principles."--Publisher.
System Details
DVD; full screen presentation.