Chelsea to Cairo 'Taylor-made' water through eleven reigns and in six continents : a history of John Taylor & Sons and their predecessors

• Main Author: Roberts, Gwilym
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Thomas Telford, 2006.
• Subjects: John Taylor & Sons > History.; Hyder Consulting (Firm : Great Britain) > History.; Water-supply engineering > History.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727737274
• DOI: 10.1680/ctc.34112
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 464 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. maps.

Recording the history of John Taylor and Sons and their predecessors, Gwilym Roberts describes civilisation as a product of engineering. He demonstrates how dependence on technology goes back to the earliest civilisations, when irrigation systems enabled man to abandon a nomadic existence.