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_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