My Best Book of Speed Machines
Author(s): Ian Graham
Providing information on racing vehicles and technology, this book covers: notable inventions, record-breakers, racing cars, bikes, high-speed trains, aircraft and sea machines. It looks at supersonic craft and space vehicles. It also contains illustrations and full-page scenes.
General Information
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- : Pan Macmillan
- : Kingfisher Books Ltd
- : 01 January 2008
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Ian Graham
- : Paperback
- : 629.04
- : 32
- : colour illustrations
More About The Product
Ian Graham is a noted author of science and technology books for children. He is also a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society, and a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Ian lives in Aldershot, Hampshire, and his favourite TV programmes are Star Trek and Thunderbirds.
4-5 Fast, faster, fastest; 6-7 Record breakers; 8-9 The land speed record; 10-11 Winner takes all; 12-13 What a drag; 14-15 High performance; 16-17 Pedal power; 18-19 Two-wheeled speed; 20-21 On the rails; 22-23 World of water; 24-25 Wave riders; 26-27 Fastest in the air; 28-29 Going supersonic; 30 How fast can we go?; 31 Glossary; 32 Index.
