About the Book Books about Engineering are concerned with the design, construction, and operation of mechanical machines, operating systems of various kinds, and the design and management of public and private infrastructure projects. Titles include: A chronological history of electrical development from 600 B.C., A Practical Treatise on Lightning Protection, A Handbook for Steam Users, A few useful shop hints on locomotive valve setting, Asphalt Construction for Pavements and Highways, Concrete-Block Manufacture; Processes and Machines, Drainage Engineering, Die Technik des Deutschen Emissionsgeschafts, Earthwork and Its Cost, with a Chapter on Ditching and Trenching Machinery, Elektrometallurgie und Galvanotechnik, Girder-Making and the Practice of Bridge Building in Wrought Iron, Mill building construction, The Engineers' Manual, Tools and Machines, and The triumphs of steam; or, stories from the lives of Watt, Arkwright, and Stephenson. About us Trieste Publishing's aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. Our titles are produced from scans of the original books and as a result may sometimes have imperfections. To ensure a high-quality product we have: thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the catalog repaired some of the text in some cases, and rejected titles that are not of the highest quality. You can look up "Trieste Publishing" in categories that interest you to find other titles in our large collection. Come home to the books that made a difference!