TY - BOOK AU - Blockley,D. TI - Engineering: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199578696 PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Engineering KW - Popular works N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; From idea to reality -- The age of gravity : time for work -- The age of heat : you can’t get something for nothing -- The age of electromagnetism : the power of attraction -- The age of information : getting smaller -- The age of systems : risky futures ER -