★Perfect for those interested in the subject and wanting a comprehensive overview and for potential students.
★Fully illustrated with fascinating photographs and images.
★Handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations will aid the reader in understanding terms and concepts easily and quickly.
★The Degree in a Book series has sold over 118,000 copies worldwide and has been published in 10 different languages.

This series include 4 titles:
A Degree in a Book: Electrical And Mechanical Engineering
A Degree in a Book: Sociology
A Degree In A Book: Physics
A Degree in a Book: Civil Engineering

The A Degree in a Book series aims to cover all the main principles of a subject that would typically be found in a degree course. Here, the principles of mechanical engineering are followed by the elements of engineering applications, along with a description of electrical engineering and of the application of this field to mechanical engineering.
The separate ages of engineering are divided into empirical and scientific periods, then the range of possibilities provided by discovery, analysis, invention and application are covered. A final section relates the mechanical and electrical fields of applied engineering to the challenges of the future. This includes environmental responsibility and the value of an engineer in a holistic sense rather than as an isolated individual or as a team member.

Dr David Baker
Dr David Baker was an engineer at NASA from 1965 to 1990. He worked on the Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programmes and was at Mission Control during the fateful Apollo 13 mission. He has written more than 100 books on engineering, space flight, aviation and military technology. David is a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and editor of the monthly Spaceflight magazine.