Forgotten Precursors: Scientists, Engineers, Educators and Their Insight in the World

This is a book of educational essays dedicated to people curious to learn about distinguished engineers and scientists whose quest was to discover, build and transform the world. Its chapters, filled with photos, sketches, and quotes, bring to life the visual and written legacy of these geniuses. Several “sidebar” reveal examples of the earth’s own spectacular formation or of an engineered structure built around it with passion and care. A witty physicist, Richard Feynman, had both the scie...