Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization by Tim Queeney

Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization

Tim Queeney

336 pages digital

2 editions

nonfiction history reference medium-paced
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Not content to just look at rope’s past, Queeney looks at its future and how the re-invention of rope using steel strands to make wire rope and later synthetic fibers will likely provide the strength for cables to support elevators into space. Mak...

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