A Question of Technology: Can Light Slice Through Steel?

Informationen zum Autor Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders , winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History , won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk Klappentext Uncover the mysteries of machines in this funny technology series Vorwort Uncover the mysteries of machines in this funny technology series Zusammenfassung Uncover the mysteries of machines in this funny technology series Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: What are machines?2: How can air smash concrete?3: How can light slice through steel?4: Why don't towers topple over?5: How can a crane build itself?6: Why don't microwaves escape from ovens?7: How can a gale power my console?8: How do machines see inside me?9: What's the biggest digger?10: How does a mole build a tunnel big enough to drive a train through?11: Can you 3D print a 3D printer?12: How do machines keep hearts beating?13: How can we make machines more green?14: Quick-fire questions15: Glossary16: Find out more17: Index

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Uncover the mysteries of machines in this funny technology series

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Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk

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Uncover the mysteries of machines in this funny technology series

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Uncover the mysteries of machines in this funny technology series

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• 1: What are machines?
• 2: How can air smash concrete?
• 3: How can light slice through steel?
• 4: Why don't towers topple over?
• 5: How can a crane build itself?
• 6: Why don't microwaves escape from ovens?
• 7: How can a gale power my console?
• 8: How do machines see inside me?
• 9: What's the biggest digger?
• 10: How does a mole build a tunnel big enough to drive a train through?
• 11: Can you 3D print a 3D printer?
• 12: How do machines keep hearts beating?
• 13: How can we make machines more green?
• 14: Quick-fire questions
• 15: Glossary
• 16: Find out more
• 17: Index