Engineers build models
By: Reagan Miller
Series: Engineering close-up; Engineering close-up
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: St. Catharines, Ontario; New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780778700937; 9780778701002; 9781427194046; 9781427194008
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Engineering models; Juvenile literature; Models and modelmaking; Engineering; Modèles techniques; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Modèles réduits; Ingénirie; Ingénieurs
Description: Describes how engineers use models to help them build planes, automobiles, houses, and other structures, and discusses the different kinds of models.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who designs our world?; title: Engineers design technology; title: Technologies take time; title: What is a model?; title: Alike but different; title: Why do engineers build models?; title: Different kinds of models; title: 3-d models; title: Strong shapes; title: Always room for improvement.