01358cam a2200265 4500 1261959730 TxAuBib 790405s1965||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 65028742 (OCoLC)8158 DLC eng DLC OCLCQ BTCTA OCLCG CVM UAB ZAD TXMLI OCLCO TxAuBib Lewis, Edward V. Ships / by Edward V. Lewis, Robert O'Brien and the editors of Life. New York : Time, 1965. 200 p. : ill. (some col.), charts, maps ; 28 cm. Life science library Includes bibliographical references (p. 196). The floating box -- Designs to tame the sea -- Days of sail -- The impact of power and steel -- The cargo carriers -- Revolution beneath the sea -- The navigator's ancient skills -- Extending the nautical frontiers. Ships have had a profound effect on civilization. Since prehistoric times man has used them to explore, to trade and to conquer. Control has often brought their destruction. Has many ships of the present, their design, their construction and their employment. Naval architecture. Ships. O'Brien, Robert, 1911- Life (Chicago, Ill.) Life science library.