Ships & shipbuilders : pioneers of design and construction
Walker, Fred M, 1936-2010
Books, Manuscripts
In the past 300 years ships have developed from simple sail-driven vessels, to the huge motor-driven container ships and vast cruise liners that ply our seas today. The author describes the lives and deeds of over 120 engineers, scientists, shipwrights, naval architects and inventors who have shaped ship design.
Main title:
Ships & shipbuilders : pioneers of design and construction / Fred M. Walker ; foreword by Trevor Blakeley.
Imprint:
Barnsley : Seaforth, 2010.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations portraits ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Published in association with The Royal Institution of Naval Architects.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848320727 (hbk)
Dewey class:
623.820623.82623.8209
Language:
English
BRN:
2003019