From the Publisher
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“A fun, informative book that helps educate on the world around us.” —Geek_Dude, GeekTechStuff |
“A plain explanation of every day engineering . . . [with] enough detail to satisfy even a lot of detailed questions about infrastructure.” —Lee Teschler, Design World Online |
“Delighted to pre-order a copy of this. This is probably going to be my all-time favorite book.” —@GavinInNY |
About the Author
Grady Hillhouse is a civil engineer and science communicator widely known for his educational video series Practical Engineering, currently one of the largest engineering channels on YouTube with over 2 million subscribers and millions of views each month. His videos, which focus on infrastructure and the human-made environment, have garnered media attention from around the world and been featured on both the Science Channel and Discovery Channel in addition to many other publications. Before producing videos full time, Hillhouse spent nearly ten years as an engineering consultant, working on a wide variety of infrastructure projects with a focus on dams and hydraulic structures. He holds degrees from Texas State University and Texas A&M University.
About the Publisher
No Starch Press has published the finest in geek entertainment since 1994, creating both timely and timeless titles like Python Crash Course, Python for Kids, How Linux Works, and Hacking: The Art of Exploitation. An independent, San Francisco-based publishing company, No Starch Press focuses on a curated list of well-crafted books that make a difference. They publish on many topics, including computer programming, cybersecurity, operating systems, and LEGO. The titles have personality, the authors are passionate experts, and all the content goes through extensive editorial and technical reviews. Long known for its fun, fearless approach to technology, No Starch Press has earned wide support from STEM enthusiasts worldwide.
Katherine Kozlik –
i’m in the arts, my fiancé is an engineer. i bought this book for him as part of his birthday present, we we both thoroughly enjoyed it. highly recommend, the visuals are very appealing as well!
VAS Jackson –
Put this on your coffee table and any bored guest will instantly be interested and educated. So much so that you’ll have a hard time getting them to do anything else until they’re done reading whichever page they open to.
Amethyst –
I bought this on sale because I thought the full price was extravagant. You know what is extravagant extraordinary exemplary??? The quality of the content of this book. There is way more information contained in these pages than I had imagined. What a great overview manual of modern engineering infrastructure. I hope I have to buy it again so I can pay what it’s worth next time.
Sonja Johnson –
I already knew of Grady from his YouTube channel, Practical Engineering, but I would recommend this book even to folks who don’t know the first thing about engineering. I am very much not a Math Person, and for years I was very intimidated by the mere idea of engineering. Grady is so talented at explaining the information and making it accessible that I found myself not just learning some basic concepts but enjoying it too. And once I had the book in hand, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being able to – as he puts it – explore the constructed environment. We see so much of this stuff, every day! It’s almost like a glimpse into a strange world, all the things that make modern life possible – and comfortable!The book is well organized, the illustrations are both informative and in places very amusing (there’s a poor unfortunate engineer), and while this is not necessarily aimed at kids, I feel like my ten year old nephew would have NO trouble understanding the material, and would likely enjoy it too!
Amazon Customer –
This is much more academic and with far fewer illustrations than I had presumed. I bought this book because I thought it was an Usborne-style kids book. However, it looks very interesting and I think my middle-schooler will appreciate it. So it’s a good accident.
wyoming307 –
The book is a gift, but o found it very interesting.
John R –
Clearly written, well illustrated. Good for any age.
Otto D. Allen –
Fantastic book for those interested in the world around them. I have been following Grady for a few years now and am so happy he put this wonderful guide together.
Renofund –
Well written for ages 10 and up. As an engineer, this clearly explains what I do to friends and family.
Cal_Bear_06Cal_Bear_06 –
I purchased this book a while back when it first came out for my son who was about 2 or 3 and he LOVED it then and still loves it now at age 4.As you can see the diagrams are clear and easy to follow. There are also humerus things happening in many of the illustrations, which my son giggles about and he gets quite a lot of joy from.It’s a great book to just grab and flip to a random page a and learn something new.I think it’s the kind of book that he’ll be able to get more and more from over time and eventually be able to read himself.I wish Grady would make another book like this focused just on climate change – why it’s happening and what we can do to reverse it.Grady is a phenomenal communicator and I am really impressed both with this book and his YouTube channel!