Ships & shipbuilders : pioneers of design and construction / Fred M. Walker ; foreword by Trevor Blakeley.

Barnsley : Seaforth, 2010.

240 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.

Published in association with The Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9781848320727 (hbk)

623.820922
623.820922

English

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