Air and space
By: edited by Tom Jackson
Series: Facts at your fingertips. Invention and technology
Publisher: Brown Bear Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Redding, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781936333370
Subjects: Aeronautics; Astronautics; Juvenile literature; History
Description: "Describes the progression of technology that makes air and space travel possible, beginning with the hot air balloons and ending with the vehicles and probes in space today"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Flying without wings; title: The age of propellers; title: The jet age and beyond; title: The space age; title: Exploring other worlds; title: Timeline; title: Glossary and further resources.