In Germany, there is an engineering bible that contains /everything/ on over 1500 pages and is regularly updated since 150 years. That book alone would give an

In Germany, there is an engineering bible that contains /everything/ on over 1500 pages and is regularly updated since 150 years. That book alone would give any civilization a running start into the 21st century. Here's the table of contents: http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/9783642228490-t1.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-1381128-p174536437 http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddoc... - Advanced Mathematics and Statistics - Physics - Chemistry - Materials and Materials Processing - Mechanics - Thermodynamics - Electronics - Measurement Theory - Control Theory - Informatics - Design and Development in Engineering - Manufacturing - Management - Standardisation - Law - Patents