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How the Great Pyramid Was Built Hardcover - 2004

by Craig Smith; Foreword by Zahi Hawass; Afterword by Mark Lehner


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Craig B. Smith is former president of Daniel, Mann, Johnson, Mendenhall, Holmes & Narver, a global engineering, architecture, and construction firm that has been involved in many major public works projects, including the renovating of the Pentagon before and after 9/11. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering from UCLA, where he was an assistant professor of engineering and assistant director of the Nuclear Energy Laboratory. His work on the Great Pyramid was featured on A&E's The Great Builders of Egypt and on PBS's Lost Cities of the Pyramids.

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  • Title How the Great Pyramid Was Built
  • Author Craig Smith; Foreword by Zahi Hawass; Afterword by Mark Lehner
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Smithsonian Books, Washington
  • Date 2004-10-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781588342003 / 158834200X
  • Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.32 x 0.94 in (23.47 x 16.05 x 2.39 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004054651
  • Dewey Decimal Code 932

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“Smith, a public works engineer by profession, produces a fascinating scenario for the erection circa 2550 B.C.E. of the Great Pyramid of Khufu. . . . This impressive, accessible analysis is an absolute necessity for the basic Egyptology collection.”—Gilbert Taylor, Booklist

About the author

Craig B. Smith is former president of Daniel, Mann, Johnson, Mendenhall, Holmes & Narver, a global engineering, architecture, and construction firm that has been involved in many major public works projects, including the renovating of the Pentagon before and after 9/11. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering from UCLA, where he was an assistant professor of engineering and assistant director of the Nuclear Energy Laboratory. His work on the Great Pyramid was featured on A&E's The Great Builders of Egypt and on PBS's Lost Cities of the Pyramids.
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