HOW GREAT PYRAMID WAS BUILT

作者: Zahi Hawass 著

出版社: Random House US

出版时间: 2004-10

版次: 1

ISBN: 9781588342003

定价: 241.00

装帧: 精装

开本: 32开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 288页

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

　　Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists andhistorians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores theplanning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid ofGiza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their buildingplans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specificdesign and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? Theanswers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind colorphotographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools,materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In hisforeword to the book, Egypt's Undersecretary of State for the GizaMonuments Zahi Hawass explains the importance of understanding theGreat Pyramid as a straightforward construction project. 　　Craig B. Smith is former president of Daniel, Mann, Johnson,Mendenhall, Holmes & Narver, a global engineering,architecture, and construction firm that has been involved in manymajor public works projects, including the renovating of thePentagon before and after 9/11. He holds a Ph.D. in engineeringfrom UCLA, where he was an assistant professor of engineering andassistant director of the Nuclear Energy Laboratory. His work onthe Great Pyramid was featured on A&E's The Great Builders ofEgypt and on PBS's Lost Cities of the Pyramids. Foreword by Zahi Hawass

Author's Note

Introduction: Q~est for Answers

Egypt during the Old Kingdom

Pyramid Evolution

A Tomb for a King

We Consecrate This Holy Ground

The Desert Comes Alive

Soaring toward the Heavens

Stair Steps to the Gods

The Workforce

The Construction Schedules

~ Life Everlasting

Appendixes

   i. Egyptian Gods

   2.Units of Measurement and Other Technical Data

   3- Calculating the Number of Blocks in thePyramid

   4. A Primer on Program Management

Notes

Glossary

Annotated Bibliography

Illustration Credits

Index
内容简介:
　　Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists andhistorians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores theplanning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid ofGiza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their buildingplans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specificdesign and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? Theanswers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind colorphotographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools,materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In hisforeword to the book, Egypt's Undersecretary of State for the GizaMonuments Zahi Hawass explains the importance of understanding theGreat Pyramid as a straightforward construction project.
作者简介:
　　Craig B. Smith is former president of Daniel, Mann, Johnson,Mendenhall, Holmes & Narver, a global engineering,architecture, and construction firm that has been involved in manymajor public works projects, including the renovating of thePentagon before and after 9/11. He holds a Ph.D. in engineeringfrom UCLA, where he was an assistant professor of engineering andassistant director of the Nuclear Energy Laboratory. His work onthe Great Pyramid was featured on A&E's The Great Builders ofEgypt and on PBS's Lost Cities of the Pyramids.
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Foreword by Zahi Hawass

Author's Note

Introduction: Q~est for Answers

Egypt during the Old Kingdom

Pyramid Evolution

A Tomb for a King

We Consecrate This Holy Ground

The Desert Comes Alive

Soaring toward the Heavens

Stair Steps to the Gods

The Workforce

The Construction Schedules

~ Life Everlasting

Appendixes

   i. Egyptian Gods

   2.Units of Measurement and Other Technical Data

   3- Calculating the Number of Blocks in thePyramid

   4. A Primer on Program Management

Notes

Glossary

Annotated Bibliography

Illustration Credits

Index

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