The Resource Follow the link: a journey through transportation : from hot lava to a spy rocket, Tom Jackson, Nick Shepherd
Follow the link: a journey through transportation : from hot lava to a spy rocket, Tom Jackson, Nick Shepherd
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The item Follow the link: a journey through transportation : from hot lava to a spy rocket, Tom Jackson, Nick Shepherd represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Follow The Link: A Journey Through Transportation takes the reader on a journey through a network of knowledge down the centuries. It explains how we figured out the way to unlock the materials found in nature and then put them to work to transport us wherever we want to go. Cold rocks were turned into hot metals, invisible forces were picked up by carved stone - and sand and soot were used to make the toughest spacecraft ever
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 79 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Burning rocks
- In a cave
- Dark glass
- Making metals
- Accidental discoveries
- Bronze age legends
- Whirls to wheels
- High-speed travel
- The rise of iron
- Discovering magnets
- Compasses
- Henry the navigator
- The voyage of Columbus
- Dead reckoning
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Copper bottoms
- Mass production
- Steam power
- Taking to the air
- Ironclads and steam liners
- Going loco
- Inner fire
- Dreadnoughts
- Hitting the target
- Jet engines
- Rotor blades
- Stealth in the skies
- Spy satellites
- GPS navigation
- The space shuttle
- Tough tiles
- Super-jumbo vehicles
- Spy rockets
- An elevator to space
- Timeline
- Glossary
- Isbn
- 9781609929565
- Label
- Follow the link: a journey through transportation : from hot lava to a spy rocket
- Title
- Follow the link: a journey through transportation
- Title remainder
- from hot lava to a spy rocket
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Jackson, Nick Shepherd
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Follow The Link: A Journey Through Transportation takes the reader on a journey through a network of knowledge down the centuries. It explains how we figured out the way to unlock the materials found in nature and then put them to work to transport us wherever we want to go. Cold rocks were turned into hot metals, invisible forces were picked up by carved stone - and sand and soot were used to make the toughest spacecraft ever
- Cataloging source
- VAX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jackson, Tom
- Dewey number
- 629.046 JAC
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Transportation
- Transportation
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- Follow the link: a journey through transportation : from hot lava to a spy rocket, Tom Jackson, Nick Shepherd
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Burning rocks -- In a cave -- Dark glass -- Making metals -- Accidental discoveries -- Bronze age legends -- Whirls to wheels -- High-speed travel -- The rise of iron -- Discovering magnets -- Compasses -- Henry the navigator -- The voyage of Columbus -- Dead reckoning -- Latitude -- Longitude -- Copper bottoms -- Mass production -- Steam power -- Taking to the air -- Ironclads and steam liners -- Going loco -- Inner fire -- Dreadnoughts -- Hitting the target -- Jet engines -- Rotor blades -- Stealth in the skies -- Spy satellites -- GPS navigation -- The space shuttle -- Tough tiles -- Super-jumbo vehicles -- Spy rockets -- An elevator to space -- Timeline -- Glossary
- Control code
- on1013532107
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- 79 pages
- Isbn
- 9781609929565
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1013532107
- Label
- Follow the link: a journey through transportation : from hot lava to a spy rocket, Tom Jackson, Nick Shepherd
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Burning rocks -- In a cave -- Dark glass -- Making metals -- Accidental discoveries -- Bronze age legends -- Whirls to wheels -- High-speed travel -- The rise of iron -- Discovering magnets -- Compasses -- Henry the navigator -- The voyage of Columbus -- Dead reckoning -- Latitude -- Longitude -- Copper bottoms -- Mass production -- Steam power -- Taking to the air -- Ironclads and steam liners -- Going loco -- Inner fire -- Dreadnoughts -- Hitting the target -- Jet engines -- Rotor blades -- Stealth in the skies -- Spy satellites -- GPS navigation -- The space shuttle -- Tough tiles -- Super-jumbo vehicles -- Spy rockets -- An elevator to space -- Timeline -- Glossary
- Control code
- on1013532107
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- 79 pages
- Isbn
- 9781609929565
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1013532107
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