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Engineers' dreams

Willy Ley · 1954

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100% recommend

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tjalfiNov 2021
If you enjoy reading about mega projects then I would recommend Engineers' Dreams by Willy Ley. It’s an older book on large scale civil engineering proposals such as draining the Mediterranean sea, creating an inland sea in the Sahara, and irrigating the Jordan valley.
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pinewurstNov 2017
The Wikipedia article mentioned Willy Ley's "Engineers' Dreams" which I remember from my youth (in the Pleistocene, apparently) as being really interesting.
https://www.amazon.com/Engineers-Dreams-Willy-Ley/dp/9997483...
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