Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained

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Bill reveals the long-lost methods used by Medieval engineers to design stone cathedrals. Methods that required no science, mathematics, or literacy, yet which reveal the engineering method. *Learn More: Companion Book* Explore the ideas in this video series further with its companion book: _The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans_ (ISBN 978-1728215754) https://www.amazon.com/Things-We-Make-Invention-Cathedrals/dp/1728215757 *Other Videos in this Series* _Episode 2:_ Controlling Turbulence and Evolution: How Engineers Overcome Uncertainty https://youtu.be/9RAMqFg7laE _Episode 3:_ The Steam Turbine: The Surprising Relationship of Engineering & Science https://youtu.be/-8lXXg8dWHk _Episode 4:_ The Microwave Oven Magnetron: What an Engineer Means by “Best” https://youtu.be/p8IO9u9IuOs *Video Summary* 0:00 Titles 0:07 Intro In this first video of the series Bill notes that the engineering method is among the the oldest of human responses to fulfill human needs. 0:28 Göbekli Tepe Bill illustrates this with a brief discussion of the ruins of Göbekli Tepe, a stone structure in southeastern Turkey built thousands of years before Stonehenge and the pyramids. A structure whose use and purpose remains mysterious. The age of Göbekli Tepe highlights that engineering existed long before science — at least what we mean by “science” today. 0:56 Precision of Göbekli Tepe The precision of the placement of the stones in the ruin and their manner

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