An obvious feat of infrastructure is a soaring bridge, but so are the pipelines, transformers, sewers, cables, and mostly unseen reservoirs that carry information, energy, and water to our destinations. Effectively functioning systems blend in with their surroundings. We rely on these necessities so much that engineer and materials scientist Deb Chachra takes readers on a fascinating tour of them, showing how they operate, what it takes to maintain them, and who pays for them. I also reviewed this book on shabd.in and kindle too