Basher Science: Engineering: The Riveting World of Buildings and Machines

作者 Simon Basher, Tom Jackson作者
出版社 Kingfisher
出版时间 2017年1月
ISBN 0753473119 或 9780753473115
定价 72.00

内容简介

Howdoesa3Dprinterwork?Whatstopsaskyscraperfromfallingover?Wheredoesasmartphonestoreinformation?Welcometotheworldofengineering!Discoverhowthefamiliarmachinesandbuildingsintoday'sworldareconstructed,andhowtheyfunction.Howdoscientistschoosetherightmaterialsfortherightjob?Whichscientificprinciplesliebehindeachmachineorstructure?Basher'shighlyoriginalbooksexplaindifficultscientificconceptsiningeniousways,makingthemtangible,understandableandevenlovable.Chattyfirst-persontextandstylish,contemporarycharacterillustrationsgiveavoice,personality,andstorytoeachtopic--it'satrulybrilliantwaytocommunicatescience.

作者简介

TomJacksonisahighlyexperiencedsciencewriterandeditorwhohaswrittenbooksforDorlingKindersley,Scholastic,NationalGeographic,andHachette.Hehaswrittenfivetitlesinthebest-sellingDKseriesEyewitnessScience,includingComputerandScience.HisothertitlesincludeHowtoBuildaHumanBody(Scholastic,2013)andhisrecentbookonthehistory,science,andtechnologybehindrefrigerators,Chilled(Bloomsbury,2015).TomlivesinBristol,England.