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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

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See some of the world's fastest transport breakdowns! Find out how each form of transport failed, the basic engineering missed during construction and what engineers learned from their mistakes.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

06 août 2020

EAN13

9781474794053

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

6 Mo

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Contents Chapter 1Push and Pull Beach' s pneumatic transit System ....................................4 2Whoosh! th e moving Pavement ..........................................................8 3Liftoff! samuel langley' s aerodrome ......................................... 12 4The Unsinkable Sinker th etita n ic............................................................................16 5the rigid airship th e zeppelin ....................................................................... 20 6Floating on Air th e aérotrain ................................................................... 24 7Jetsetter concorde.......................................................................... 28 8Lemon in the Sky th e flying pinto ................................................................. 32 9Beep Beep dickmanns' s selfdriving car ......................................... 36 10Watch Your Head! transit elevated bus .......................................................40 Driving, Flying and Launch ing Throug h History ....... 44 Glossary ............................................................................. 46 find out more................................................................... 47 Index .................................................................................... 48

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