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    Engineering, Transport & Making

    521 videos · 47 books · 6 blogs

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    Around The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937)

    Held up as a marvel of pedagogy and the best explanation of differentials, recommended again and again.

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    3:05

    IBM Selectric Typewriter & its digital to analogue converter

    engineerguy
    1.1M views • 16 years ago
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    How Harley-Davidson Killed Itself

    FortNine
    5M views • 6 years ago
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    Drip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap

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    4.7M views • 4 years ago
    14:21

    How to Make an Attractive City

    The School of Life
    3.2M views • 11 years ago
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    Why Japan Looks the Way it Does: Zoning

    Life Where I'm From
    639k views • 5 years ago
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    Building The World's First Computer - Greeks, Clocks and Rockets - Antikythera Mechanism Episode 1

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    Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED

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    What People Get Wrong About Induced Demand

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    Cover of Rosie Revere, Engineer2016–2021

    Rosie Revere, Engineer

    Andrea Beaty
    5 recommend · 6
    Cover of Engineers of Dreams2014–2018

    Engineers of Dreams

    Henry Petroski
    1 recommend · 2
    Cover of The Never-Ending Challenge of Engineering2022–2024

    The Never-Ending Challenge of Engineering

    H. (Hyman) G. (George) and Paul C. Cantonwine Rickover
    3 recommend · 7
    Cover of Nomadic furniture2017–2025

    Nomadic furniture

    James Hennessey
    0 recommend · 6
    Cover of Engineers' dreams2017–2021

    Engineers' dreams

    Willy Ley
    2 recommend · 2
    Cover of What Engineers Know and How They Know It2018–2026

    What Engineers Know and How They Know It

    Walter G. Vincenti
    4 recommend · 4
    Cover of Port out, starboard home2019–2020

    Port out, starboard home

    Michael Quinion
    1 recommend · 3
    Cover of The Very Efficient Carpenter2022–2023

    The Very Efficient Carpenter

    Larry Haun
    2 recommend · 3
    Cover of Engineering Rules2019–2021

    Engineering Rules

    JoAnne Yates
    1 recommend · 4
    Cover of Understanding Wood Finishing2019–2025

    Understanding Wood Finishing

    Bob Flexner
    1 recommend · 3
    Cover of Delhi2018–2026

    Delhi

    Khushwant Singh
    1 recommend · 2
    Cover of Flight2012–2019

    Flight

    Christopher Kraft
    4 recommend · 5
    Cover of Uncommon Carriers2014–2023

    Uncommon Carriers

    John McPhee
    7 recommend · 8
    Cover of Back mechanic2018–2025

    Back mechanic

    Stuart McGill
    14 recommend · 18

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    Woodgearswoodgears.ca123 people

    Woodworking for Engineers

    Woodgears
    Personal · last shared 2026
    Camille Fournierskamille.medium.com29 people

    An incomplete list of skills senior engineers need, beyond coding

    Camille Fournier
    Personal · last shared 2025
    Works That Workworksthatwork.com19 people

    A Hole in the Darkness: The story of a simple portable lamp

    Works That Work
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    Douglas Selfdouglas-self.com54 people

    N-Wheeled Cars

    Douglas Self
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    Leeham Newsleehamnews.com65 people

    Anon Boeing engineer reveals why the 737 door blew off

    Leeham News
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    Airbus Safety Firstsafetyfirst.airbus.com15 people

    Progress to Pinpoint an Aircraft’s Position (2017)

    Airbus Safety First
    Company · last shared 2026