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Beating Natural Disasters: From Ancient Survival to a Disaster-Proof Future

By Sarah Eason, Cathleen Small
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By Sarah Eason, Cathleen Small

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Natural disasters can cause devastation, but great engineering minds have created ingenious technology to limit that damage and save lives.

This book explores the engineering evolution in dealing with natural disasters, from past to present. It looks at how people have used engineering to protect themselves from disasters in the past, and how modern engineering, including earthquake-proof buildings, high-tech flood barriers, and hurricane drones, is battling these events today.

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