Washoe County Library System

A highly visual introduction to some of the practical applications of engineering that have solved nine history-shaping problems includes coverage of such examples as the landing of the Mars rover, resolving a perpetual traffic jam and saving a caribou herd from extinction "How do you land a car-sized rover on the surface of Mars, resolve a five-hour traffic jam or save a herd of caribou from near extinction? Ask an engineer! Engineers are problem...