The Ancient Engineers
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The Ancient Engineers is a 1960 non-fiction book by L. Sprague de Camp that surveys the history of engineering and technological innovation in ancient civilizations.
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| The Ancient Engineers canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | L. Sprague de Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversTopic |
architecture
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civil engineering ⓘ construction techniques ⓘ hydraulic engineering ⓘ irrigation systems ⓘ military engineering ⓘ transportation technology ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ancient China
NERFINISHED
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ancient Egypt ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ ancient India ⓘ ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-Columbian America ⓘ |
| genre |
history of technology
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
historian of technology
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science fiction writer ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | unknown (varies by edition) ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
practical problems faced by ancient engineers
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relationship between technology and civilization growth ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | popular history ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
chronological survey
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civilization-based chapters ⓘ |
| influenced | later popular works on history of technology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of engineering history ⓘ |
| isNonFiction | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing history of ancient technology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| subject |
ancient civilizations
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engineering history ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
ancient history
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| writtenBy | L. Sprague de Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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