Author: W. James LovettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
A Complete Class-book of Naval Architecture
Author: W. James LovettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Text-book of Theoretical Naval Architecture
Author: Edward Lewis AttwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The National Marine
Author: A Text-book of Physics
Author: William WatsonPublisher: New York ; London [etc.] : Longmans, Green, and Company
ISBN:
Category : Physics
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
Theoretical Naval Architecture
Author: Edward Lewis AttwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Catalogue of Books on the Useful Arts in the Central Libraries, 1903-1914
Author: Newcastle upon Tyne (England). Public librariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
Author: The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
Author: A Catalogue of British Scientific and Technical Books
Author: British Science GuildPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A Man and His Ship
Author: Steven UjifusaPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451645082
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
“A fascinating historical account…A snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country’s mid-century greatness” (The Wall Street Journal) as a man endeavors to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner in history. The story of a great American Builder at the peak of his power, in the 1940s and 1950s, William Francis Gibbs was considered America’s best naval architect. His quest to build the finest, fastest, most beautiful ocean liner of his time, the SS United States, was a topic of national fascination. When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when “made in America” meant the best. Gibbs was an American original, on par with John Roebling of the Brooklyn Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright of Fallingwater. Forced to drop out of Harvard following his family’s sudden financial ruin, he overcame debilitating shyness and lack of formal training to become the visionary creator of some of the finest ships in history. He spent forty years dreaming of the ship that became the SS United States. William Francis Gibbs was driven, relentless, and committed to excellence. He loved his ship, the idea of it, and the realization of it, and he devoted himself to making it the epitome of luxury travel during the triumphant post-World War II era. Biographer Steven Ujifusa brilliantly describes the way Gibbs worked and how his vision transformed an industry. A Man and His Ship is a tale of ingenuity and enterprise, a truly remarkable journey on land and sea.