Amazing built structures
By: Nicolas Brasch
Series: The technology behind
Publisher: Macmillan Education Australia
Published: 2010
Place of publication: South Yarra, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781420268997; 9781420280913
Subjects: Monuments; Juvenile literature; Buildings; Engineering; Technology; Questions and answers
Description: Technology is essential to our everyday lives. Without it we would not have houses, clothes or toys, and we would communicate only through speech. Finding out how technology is used to create many things in our world is fascinating!
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

For primary school age.
Table of contents: title: What is technology?; title: The technology behind amazing built structures; title: How did the Egyptians build the pyramids?; title: What is Stonehenge and how was it built?; title: Which is the longest wall in the world?; title: Who carved four US presidents into a mountain?; title: What is the Christ the Redeemer statue made from?; title: Why was the Eiffel Tower built?; title: Has the Statue of Liberty always been green?; title: How was the Hoover Dam built?; title: Why does the Gateway Arch sway in the wind?; title: Whose idea was it to tunnel between Britain and France?; title: How can the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge withstand earthquakes?; title: Which is the tallest building in the world?; title: How long does it take for the London Eye to complete one revolution?