The Book of Firsts
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Published: May 11, 2006
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781844035137
Subjects: General encyclopaedias; Popular science
First sentence: In 1983 Richard Noble (Scotland) broke the land speed record in his car Thrust 2, but that didn't satisfy him - 14 years later he was back, trying to break more than his own record; this time his goal was the sound barrier.