Long before electricity, ancient engineers built systems to harness natural ventilation. From Persian wind catchers to Roman ...
In 400 BCE, Persian builders perfected the yakhchal, an enormous domed ice house that stored frozen water year-round. Using ...
Once the city fell to the Turks, the British had to evacuate. Lieutenant-Colonel Toby Rawlinson took command of a steamer ...
The ancient Greek engineer Mandrocles of Samos is credited with creating the Pontoon Bridge, which spanned the Bosphorus Strait.