| Description |
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cm. |
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age Children lcdgt |
| Series |
DK findout!
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| Contents |
What is an engineer? -- First engineers -- Genius inventor -- Problem solving -- Materials -- Machines -- Cars -- Power -- Robots -- Incredible engineers -- Extreme machines -- Roller coasters -- Flying machines -- The Wright brothers -- Jet engines -- Nanotechnology -- Space engineers -- Mix it up! -- Building our world -- Underground -- Eiffel Tower -- Skyscrapers -- Building bridges -- Meet the expert -- Bioengineering -- Going green -- Future engineering -- Engineering facts and figures. |
| Audience |
Ages 6-9. |
| Note |
Ages 6-9. |
| Summary |
"Learn how engineering concepts such as levers, wheels and axles, and pulleys work, and how techniques have changed and developed over time. Showcasing engineering feats throughout history-from the wheeled chariots of Ancient Egypt to the construction of the Eiffel Tower-and the famous engineers who built them, DK findout! Engineering covers steam engines, rocket technology, flying machines, bridges, buildings, robots, and more."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Audience |
IG920L Lexile |
| Note |
IG920L Lexile |
| Subject |
Engineering -- Juvenile literature.
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Inventors -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Title |
DK engineering |
| ISBN |
9781465462343 (paperback) |
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1465462341 (paperback) |
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9781537956992 |
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