Book reviews: Atlas de Cuba

Summary

This document is a curated compilation of book reviews and summaries, originally appearing in the January-February 1951 issue of The Military Engineer. It presents a series of concise, informative descriptions of contemporary engineering and technical publications, serving as a resource guide for military and civilian engineers. The compilation covers a wide range of disciplines, including electromagnetic theory (e.g., transmission lines, ultra high frequency engineering, electromagnetic waves), thermodynamics and heat transfer, refrigeration engineering, construction materials (cement, concrete, pozzolanic materials), highway design, tool engineering, and applied topics such as television servicing, warm air heating, and military justice. Each entry provides bibliographic details—author, publisher, page count, and price—along with a succinct summary of the book’s scope, pedagogical approach, and key features. The described texts range from theoretical treatises on network theory and radiating systems to practical manuals on machine winding and speech organization. Noteworthy works include Karakash’s Transmission Lines and Filter Networks, Eckert and Drake’s Introduction to the Transfer of Heat and Mass, and Bruce and Clarkson’s Highway Design and Construction. Additionally, the compilation includes specialized symposium proceedings, such as the Symposium on Use of Pozzolanic Materials in Mortars and Concrete, and official documents like the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution. The primary purpose of this collection is to inform engineers about newly available professional literature, enabling them to identify resources for study, teaching, and practice. By aggregating these reviews, the document provides a snapshot of the state of engineering knowledge and publishing in the early 1950s, reflecting postwar technological advances and the growing demand for both theoretical and applied technical information. It thus serves as both a catalog of current publications and a historical record of the topics and priorities of the engineering community at that time.