- Published: 2 February 2021
- ISBN: 9780262044301
- Imprint: MIT Press
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 336
- RRP: $75.00
From Insight to Innovation
Engineering Ideas That Transformed America in the Twentieth Century











- Published: 2 February 2021
- ISBN: 9780262044301
- Imprint: MIT Press
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 336
- RRP: $75.00
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