Technology Timelines: Aircraft
Published on 24. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-4451-3575-5 (ISBN)
Description
From the first hot air balloons to military supercraft, trace the evolution of technology's hottest topic - man's never ending quest to fly. A host of famous flying machines throughout history show how inventors and engineers have developed and improved on technology to make aircraft such an important part of human history. This book also dissects some major developments, such as the jet engine and wing shapes and also explains what happens in a sonic boom and how thrust, gravity lift and weight are all crucial to flight to give a rounded picture of these amazing machines.
Technology Timelines is a series of six book aimed at upper KS2 and early KS3 readers, tracing the development of specific technologies through the ages.
Technology Timelines is a series of six book aimed at upper KS2 and early KS3 readers, tracing the development of specific technologies through the ages.
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From the first hot air balloons to military supercraft, this book follow's man's never ending quest to fly * Parents In Touch *More details
Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
134 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4451-3575-5 (9781445135755)
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Person
Tom Jackson has been a writer for 20 years. He has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. Tom gets to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, his specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating these kinds of facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities.
Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and Surrey. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken him to the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon rain forest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.
Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at the zoos in Jersey and Surrey. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing jobs have also taken him to the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon rain forest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.
Content
1: Introduction
1: Taking to the Air
1: Dogfighters
1: Lighter than Air
1: Long Distance
1: War in the Air
1: The X Planes
1: Airliners
1: Fast Jets
1: Top Secret
1: Drones
1: Speed and Stealth
1: The Future of Flight
1: Glossary and Index
1: Taking to the Air
1: Dogfighters
1: Lighter than Air
1: Long Distance
1: War in the Air
1: The X Planes
1: Airliners
1: Fast Jets
1: Top Secret
1: Drones
1: Speed and Stealth
1: The Future of Flight
1: Glossary and Index