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Author Jackson, Tom, 1972- author.

Title A journey through transportation : from hot lava to a spy rocket / Tom Jackson, Nick Shepherd.

Publication Info. Lake Forest, California : QEB Publishing, [2017]

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Location Call No. Status
 Plainville Public Library - Children's Department  J TRANSPORTATION 629.04 JAC    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  J629.04 JA    Check Shelf
Description 79 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Series Follow the link
Jackson, Tom, 1972- Follow the link.
Note Includes index.
Summary How did a volcanic eruption lead us to a robot spaceplane? Follow the link to find out ... Want to know how a simple clock helped sailors find their way? Or how sand was used to make the toughest spacecraft ever? A Journey Through Transportation reveals the amazing and often surprising links that have shaped science. Discover the inspiration behind great inventions and find out what lies ahead for the future of transportation.
Contents Introduction -- Burning rocks -- In a cave -- Dark glass -- Making metals -- Accidental discoveries -- Bronze age legends -- Whirls to wheels -- High-speed travel -- The rise of iron -- Discovering magnets -- Compasses -- Henry the navigator -- The voyage of Columbus -- Dead reckoning -- Latitude -- Longitude -- Copper bottoms -- Mass production -- Steam power -- Taking to the air -- Ironclads and steam liners -- Going loco -- Inner fire -- Dreadnoughts -- Hitting the target -- Jet engines -- Rotor blades -- Stealth in the skies -- Spy satellites -- GPS navigation -- The space shuttle -- Tough tiles -- Super-jumbo vehicles -- Spy rockets -- An elevator to space -- Timeline -- Glossary.
Subject Transportation engineering -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Transportation -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Transportation engineering. (OCoLC)fst01155272
Transportation. (OCoLC)fst01155007
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Shepherd, Nick, illlustrator.
Added Title Follow the link : a journey through transportation from hot lava to a spy rocket
ISBN 9781609929565 (hardcover)
160992956X (hardcover)
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