Richard reveals how a crowbar, a medieval clock and the electric telegraph all helped inspire Japan�s remarkable high-speed railway.

Richard reveals how a crowbar, a medieval clock and the electric telegraph all helped inspire Japan�s remarkable high-speed railway.

Richard reveals how a crowbar, a medieval clock and the electric telegraph all helped inspire Japan�s remarkable high-speed railway.

As consumer demands for specific attributes in their textiles increase and global competition intensifies, it is important that the industry finds ways of engineering certain performance requirements into textiles and apparel. This book reviews how fabrics and garments can be engineered to meet technical performance and other characteristics required for the specific end-use.