Practically Speaking
eBook - ePub

Practically Speaking

A Dictionary of Quotations on Engineering, Technology and Architecture

  1. 366 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Practically Speaking

A Dictionary of Quotations on Engineering, Technology and Architecture

About this book

This book brings together over 1,100 quotes pertinent and illuminating to engineering, technology and architecture. It includes extensive author and subject indexes for locating quotations. The book can be read for entertainment or used as a handy reference by students and professional engineers.

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Yes, you can access Practically Speaking by C.C. Gaither,Alma E Cavazos-Gaither in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Mathematics General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Practically Speaking
  3. About the Illustrator
  4. Title
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Frontmatter
  8. Contents
  9. Preface
  10. ANALYSIS
  11. ANSWER
  12. ARCH
  13. ARCHITECT
  14. ARCHITECTURE
  15. ASSUMPTION
  16. AUTHORITY
  17. BEAUTY
  18. BUILD
  19. BUILDER
  20. BUILDING
  21. CALCULATION
  22. CAUSE AND EFFECT
  23. CHAOS
  24. COMMON SENSE
  25. COMMUNICATION
  26. CONCEPT
  27. CONSTRUCTION
  28. CREATE
  29. CREATIVITY
  30. CREED
  31. DATA
  32. DECISION
  33. DESIGN
  34. DISCOVERY
  35. ELECTRICAL
  36. ENERGY
  37. ENGINEER
  38. EQUATION
  39. ERROR
  40. ESTIMATES
  41. ETHICS
  42. EXPERIENCE
  43. EXPERIMENT
  44. FACTS
  45. FAILURE
  46. FLUID
  47. FORCE
  48. FORECAST
  49. FORMULA
  50. FRICTION
  51. GENIUS
  52. GEOLOGY
  53. GOAL
  54. GRAPHICS
  55. GRAVITY
  56. HEAT
  57. IDEA
  58. IMAGINATION
  59. IMPOSSIBLE
  60. IMPRESSION
  61. INFORMATION
  62. INNOVATION
  63. INSPIRATION
  64. INVENTIONS
  65. INVENTOR
  66. INVESTIGATOR
  67. JUDGMENT
  68. KNOWLEDGE
  69. LAWS
  70. LEVER
  71. LOGIC
  72. MACHINE
  73. MATHEMATICS
  74. MEASUREMENT
  75. MECHANICS
  76. METHOD
  77. MISTAKE
  78. MODEL
  79. MOTION
  80. OBSERVATION
  81. OPINION
  82. PATENT
  83. PERCEPTIONS
  84. PERSPECTIVES
  85. POWER
  86. PRAYER
  87. PRECISION
  88. PREDICT
  89. PROBLEM
  90. PROJECT
  91. PROPORTION
  92. REALITY
  93. REASON
  94. REPAIR
  95. REPORTS
  96. RESEARCH
  97. RESEARCH PLANS
  98. RISK
  99. RULE
  100. SEEING
  101. SIMPLICITY
  102. SOLIDITY
  103. SOLUTION
  104. SPECIALIZATION
  105. SPECIFICATIONS
  106. STABILITY
  107. STRENGTH
  108. SURVEYOR
  109. SYMMETRY
  110. SYSTEM
  111. TABLES
  112. TECHNOLOGICAL
  113. TECHNOLOGY
  114. TESTING
  115. THEOREM
  116. THERMODYNAMICS
  117. TIME
  118. TOOL
  119. TRAIN ENGINEER
  120. TRUTH
  121. TUNNEL
  122. SIMPLICITY
  123. SOLIDITY
  124. SOLUTION
  125. SPECIALIZATION
  126. SPECIFICATIONS
  127. STABILITY
  128. STRENGTH
  129. SURVEYOR
  130. SYMMETRY
  131. SYSTEM
  132. WEIGHT
  133. Bibliography
  134. Permissions