L'AUTEUR
Archibald William (14 Juillet 1871 - 4 Juillet 1934) a collaboré à quelques magazines pour garçons s'interressant à l'ingénièrie, la fabrication et l'exploration.
Pour Nelson il créat:
How it works ?
How It Is Made. London, Seeley Service 1907.
Victories Of The Engineer. London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1908.
Engineering Wonders Of The World (ed). London, T. Nelson & Sons, 3 vols., 1909-10 [A part work.]
The Boy's Guide, line drawings by Howard Penton. London, T Nelson & Sons, 1911.
Things To Make. London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1913.
Ships And Shipping (anon with others). London, T. Nelson& Sons, 2 vols., 1914 [Part of Nelson’s Encyclopaedic Library]
Home Entertainments, with Florence M Williams. London, T Nelson & Sons, 1914.
A Book Of The Sea. London, T Nelson & Sons,1915.
Thinking It Out. London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1919.
Things Worth Making. London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1920.
The Wrinkle Book. London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1921.
The Mechanic's Friend. London, T Nelson & Sons, 1922.
Engineering Feats. London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1925.
The Book Of Trains. London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1926.
Conquering The Air. London, T. C. & E. C. Jack,1926/1933.
Telegraphy And Telephony. London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1928.
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