Science and the city :
Winkless, Laurie,
Science and the city : the mechanics behind the metropolis / Laurie Winkless. - 298 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm. - Bloomsbury Sigma series .
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Up: The most visible part of a city's skyline is the skyscraper - do you know how they're built? 2. Switch: Sparks will fly - we'll explore the role of electricity, and you'll understand how the grid works 3. Wet: Cities can't survive without water, and they produce a lot of waste. Expect toilet humour! 4. Way: Let's head out on the open road, and explore beautiful bridges and the science of traffic jams 5. Drive: What good is a road without a car? Here we'll talk about everything from tyres to fuel cells 6. Loco: We'll dig our very own tunnel, and you'll discover why `leaves on the line' cause problems 7. Connect: Cities contain other less obvious networks - food and goods, communications and money 8. City: Spend a day of discovery in an imaginary future city
9781472913210 (hardback) £16.99 9781472915382 (paperback)
GBB676066 bnb
017870132 Uk
Cities and towns.
307.76
Science and the city : the mechanics behind the metropolis / Laurie Winkless. - 298 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm. - Bloomsbury Sigma series .
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Up: The most visible part of a city's skyline is the skyscraper - do you know how they're built? 2. Switch: Sparks will fly - we'll explore the role of electricity, and you'll understand how the grid works 3. Wet: Cities can't survive without water, and they produce a lot of waste. Expect toilet humour! 4. Way: Let's head out on the open road, and explore beautiful bridges and the science of traffic jams 5. Drive: What good is a road without a car? Here we'll talk about everything from tyres to fuel cells 6. Loco: We'll dig our very own tunnel, and you'll discover why `leaves on the line' cause problems 7. Connect: Cities contain other less obvious networks - food and goods, communications and money 8. City: Spend a day of discovery in an imaginary future city
9781472913210 (hardback) £16.99 9781472915382 (paperback)
GBB676066 bnb
017870132 Uk
Cities and towns.
307.76