The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering-that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good. (L. Sprague de Camp)

The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering-that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.

L. Sprague de Camp

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