| Description |
120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Title misspelled "Faster, highter, smarter" on spine. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 118) and index. |
| Contents |
High jump: the Fosbury Flop -- Pole vault: flexible fiberglass -- Baseball: Ted Williams and the art of swing speed -- Football: getting a kick out of soccer -- Hockey: the terrifying slap shot -- Skateboarding: Ollie up! -- Speed skating: slapping on speed -- Cycling: Obree, the Flying Scotsman -- Wheelchair sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer -- Swimming: the Berkoff Blastoff -- Ski jumping: V for victory -- Blade running: run like a Cheetah -- Skiing and tennis: a head for innovation -- Bungy jumping: a leap of faith -- Cheating: steroid scandals -- Statistics: analytics and the A's -- Basketball: Michael Jordan's hang time. |
| Summary |
Looks at the hard science behind many inventions and improvements in sports. Readers will find out how the introduction of the aluminum bat changed baseball; how a slapshot works, and what's involved in bending a ball like Beckham. It also covers the history of such milestones as the introduction of diversity, disabled athletes, and women in sport. |
| Subject |
Sports sciences -- Juvenile literature.
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Sports -- Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Subject |
Sports sciences. (OCoLC)fst01130746
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Sports -- Technological innovations.
(OCoLC)fst01130546
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| Added Author |
Krynauw, Theo, illustrator.
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Goldswain, Warwick, illustrator.
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| Spine Title |
Faster, highter, smarter |
| Other Form: |
Shapiro, Simon, author. Faster, higher, smarter. (CaOONL)20159053463 |
| ISBN |
9781554518142 (hc.) |
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1554518148 (hc.) |
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