Technology & Engineering

Report to the President

by Presidential Commission On The Space Shuttle Challenger • Read by LibriVox Volunteers

Since being sworn in on February 6, 1986, the Commission has been able to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Challenger accident. …

Rural Improvement

by Frank Albert Waugh • Read by Leon Harvey • 4★

The principles of civic art applied to rural conditions including village improvement and the betterment of the open country. Big issues are…

The Inner Chapters

by Thomas Gideon • Read by Thomas Gideon • 4.5★

The Inner Chapters journal my own quest to improve in the craft of programming. Each chapter reflects on a specific practice or principle t…

The Romance of Modern Locomotion

by Archibald Williams • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 3.5★

In the following pages we shall peep into the history of typical companies in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere; consider the …

James B. Eads

by Louis How • Read by Barry Eads • 4.4★

Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 p…

Pyrotechnics

by Alan St. Hill Brock • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4.5★

Captain St. Hill Brock presents here, in Part I, a brief history of pyrotechnics from origins in the East through the present. Part II delv…

A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting

by Eugene Edward Hall • Read by Bev J Stevens • 5★

A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting by Eugene Edward Hall is a comprehensive guide for watchmakers and enthusiasts alike, detailing the …

Silent Sentinels

by Westinghouse Electric And Manufacturing Company • Read by LibriVox Volunteers

Possibly the first book concerning the protective relays and schemes used in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric powe…