Engineers' dreams
by Willy Ley · first published 1954
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If you enjoy reading about mega projects then I would recommend Engineers' Dreams by Willy Ley. It’s an older book on large scale civil engineering proposals such as draining the Mediterranean sea, creating an inland sea in the Sahara, and irrigating the Jordan valley.
on “Dam the Bering Strait, use nuclear-powered propellers to melt poles (2020)” ↗The Wikipedia article mentioned Willy Ley's "Engineers' Dreams" which I remember from my youth (in the Pleistocene, apparently) as being really interesting. https://www.amazon.com/Engineers-Dreams-Willy-Ley/dp/9997483...
on “Atlantropa” ↗