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Building a century : Bechtel, 1898-1998

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Author:
Smallwood and Stewart  Search this
Subject:
Bechtel Group History  Search this
Physical description:
243 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
1998
Notes:
"Produced by Smallwood and Stewart, Inc., New York City"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The formative years. Building Bechtel 1898-1940 ; Profile : Warren A. Bechtel -- From dams to international conflict. Bechtel goes to war 1940-45 ; Profile : Stephen D. Bechtel Sr. -- Peace and the postwar boom. Bringing energy to the world 1945-59 -- Structuring for a new era. Advanced technologies and modern management 1960-69 ; Profile Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. -- A decade of megaprojects. Extending global reach -- Global downturn. Survival 1980-89 ; Profile : Riley P. Bechtel -- Building the next century. Leading change 1990-98 -- Projects. Hoover Dam ; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge ; Calship and Marinship ; Trans-Arabian Pipeline ; Trans Mountain Pipeline ; Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) System ; Suncor Athabasca Tar Sands Project ; Churchill Falls Hydroelectric Project ; James Bay Hydroelectric Project ; North Sea Oil ; Syncrude Athabasca Tar Sands Project ; King Khalid International Airport ; Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant ; Algeria Liquefied Natural gas ; Jubail ; Three Mile Island Cleanup ; Ok Tedi Gold and Copper Mine ; New Zealand Gas to Gasoline ; Los Angeles Summer Olympics ; Channel Tunnel ; Trans-Turkish Motorway ; Boston Central Artery/Tunnel ; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ; Space Launch Complex 40 ; Hong Kong Airport Core Programme ; Kuwait Oil fires ; Toyota Test Track ; Aircraft Test Center ; Athens Metro ; Motorola Facility ; Solar II ; Navy Clean II ; Virtual Reality
Topic:
Civil engineering--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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