Transportation - Teens

The topic of time travel provides tantalizing conundrums to consider for STEM experts and sci-fi creators alike. Most scientists and mathematicians agree that time travel by humans is probably impossible, yet they have not been able to offer conclusive proof. This book describes how...

The topic of time travel provides tantalizing conundrums to consider for STEM experts and sci-fi creators alike. Most scientists and mathematicians agree that time travel by humans is probably impossible, yet they have not been able to offer conclusive proof. This book describes how...

Transportation is essential to society. New challenges, including environmental, safety, and traffic issues, require new technologies. With this in mind, innovators are developing a new generation of cutting edge motor, air, space, and marine vehicles and other transportation related technologies.Author: Barbara SheenISBN-10: 1682820467ISBN-13: 9781682820469Publisher:...

Today, engineers are creating ever-evolving technology to help us travel farther, faster, and more sustainably than ever before. This book explores the engineering evolution in transportation, from past to present, and the potential engineering transformations of the future. It uncovers how great engineering minds...

Today, engineers are creating ever-evolving technology to help us travel farther, faster, and more sustainably than ever before. This book explores the engineering evolution in transportation, from past to present, and the potential engineering transformations of the future. It uncovers how great engineering minds...

The ancient world saw many empires rise and fall. But how did massive empires such as Babylon or Rome move information and resources across continents? They relied on one of the oldest technologies in human history: transportation.Ever since humans first began migrating within and...

Since the first humans began to spread around the world, people have been developing new ways to move themselves and their possessions. From wheels to warships, follow the development of transportation technology throughout the ancient world.Author: Michael Woods, Mary B. WoodsISBN-10: 8765629922ISBN-13: 9798765629925Publisher: Twenty-First...

Humans have been building bridges for centuries. They have opened up new areas to exploration and commerce. Although the basic function of bridges has not changed, the materials and methods of construction have undergone amazing transformations over the years. These continue to advance, which...

Humans have been building bridges for centuries. They have opened up new areas to exploration and commerce. Although the basic function of bridges has not changed, the materials and methods of construction have undergone amazing transformations over the years. These continue to advance, which...

Trains have been a crucial part of the world's transportation infrastructure since the 1800s. They made travel so much easier, faster, and cheaper that vacations, which had previously been accessible only to the very wealthy, suddenly became feasible for lower-class families. Although cars and...

Trains have been a crucial part of the world's transportation infrastructure since the 1800s. They made travel so much easier, faster, and cheaper that vacations, which had previously been accessible only to the very wealthy, suddenly became feasible for lower-class families. Although cars and...

A one-stop introduction to building with LEGO bricks for young builders, packed with tips and tricks for making LEGO vehicle models Become a LEGO building expert with stacks of facts, tips, and tricks at your fingertips--no previous building experience required! Get out your bricks...

Today's tunnels, which extend through mountains and underneath oceans and rivers, are marvels of engineering. Readers take a close-up look at these structures and how they are built and maintained. Each chapter will focus on a key area, including the earliest tunnels, the technological...

No aspect of infrastructure is quite as diverse as bridges. They may be simple or complex, ancient or modern, beautiful or plain. One trait that bridges do share is that they help people get where they're going, making them essential to a society on...

TURN A TRAIN TRIP INTO A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORE THE TOP 50 THINGS TO SEE AND DO ON GREAT BRITISH RAILWAYS. Take the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges,...