Machines of speed and flight
By: Nicolas Brasch.
Series: The technology behind
Publisher: Smart Apple Media
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781599205687
Subjects: Motor vehicles -- Juvenile literature; Airplanes -- Juvenile literature; Space vehicles -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is technology?; title: The technology behind machines of speed and flight; title: Why was the steam engine such an important invention?; title: What is a MAGLEV train?; title: What is a four-stroke engine?; title: What are the advantages of solar cars?; title: How does a crash test dummy work?; title: How do hot-air balloons work?; title: Why don't the wings of an aeroplane flap?; title: How do planes fly on autopilot?; title: Can spy planes fly without being detected?; title: Why do helicopters fly straight up into the air?; title: Who was involved in the Space Race?; title: How do rockets get into space?; title: How do space shuttles work?