{"product_id":"ancient-engineers-tj-allen-9798272018274","title":"Ancient Engineers: from the series 'The Science of Everything'","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong before SpaceX launched rockets, someone in Sumer was yelling, \"Who left the ziggurat on fire again?\"\u003cbr\u003eBefore architects had laser levels, Egyptians were aligning pyramids with the stars using eyeballs and enthusiasm.\u003cbr\u003eAnd before engineers used code, the ancient ones used guesswork, geometry, and goats-in roughly that order. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe world's first engineers weren't just builders. They were part mathematician, part magician, part unionless labor supervisor.\u003cbr\u003eThey invented civilization the hard way-without power tools, without steel, and without a functioning OSHA department. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey gave us bridges that still stand, aqueducts that still flow, and ruins that still look better than modern housing developments.\u003cbr\u003eThey carved mountains, redirected rivers, and somehow convinced people to drag multi-ton stones across deserts for \"spiritual reasons.\"\u003cbr\u003eThey didn't call themselves engineers, of course. They called themselves priests, scribes, builders, or occasionally, \"Please don't blame me if it collapses.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tj Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798272018274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Tj Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931161182463,"sku":"9798272018274","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6b05bf2-2376-4a5c-a9f4-d016784e652a.jpg?v=1766346867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-engineers-tj-allen-9798272018274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}