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Index
Cover
About this Book
Title Page
Contents
Seven Wonders of the Modern World Facts
Chapter 1: Humans Against Nature
Chapter 2: The Panama Canal
The Need For a Canal
A Cut, A Lake, and Some Locks
The Cost of a Canal
Through the Canal
The Canal Today
Chapter 3: North Sea Protection Works
The Zuiderzeeworks
The Delta Plan
The Oosterscheldedam
Living With the Sea
Chapter 4: The Empire State Building
The Race to the Sky
Designing the Building
Building the World’s Tallest Structure
Obstructions
Finished
Chapter 5: The Golden Gate Bridge
We Need a Bridge
Strauss’s Certainty
Work on the Bridge Begins
The Towers
Building the Road
Success
Chapter 6: The Burj Khalifa
A Flower Made of Steel
A Vertical City
Planning the Building
Going Up
People Power
Wave of the Future?
Chapter 7: The Itaipu Dam
A Cooperative Effort
The Powerhouse
Delivering Electricity
Itaipu’s Success
Chapter 8: The Channel Tunnel
An Easier Way to Travel
Designing the Channel Tunnel
Tunneling Through the Earth
Tracks, Pipes, and Wires
The Chunnel in the Twenty-First Century
Glossary
Chapter Notes
Further Reading
Internet Addresses
Index
Note To Our Readers
Copyright
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