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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures

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The wonders of engineering revealed–by the inspirational female engineer in the back of The Shard, Western Europe’s tallest building.

While our cities are full of implausible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let by myself how a new building goes up, what it’s constructed upon, or the way it remains standing.

In Built, star structural engineer Roma Agrawal explains how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach into the sky. She unearths how humans have tunneled through solid mountains; how we now have walked around the widest of rivers, and tamed nature’s precious water resources. She tells vivid tales of the visionaries who created the groundbreaking materials used to build the Pantheon and the Eiffel Tower; and explains how careful engineering can minimize tragedies like the collapse of the Quebec Bridge. Interweaving science, history, illustrations, and personal stories, Built offers a captivating window into an issue that makes up the foundation of our on a regular basis lives.

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