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1) Dig!
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Follows Mr. Rally and his dog, Lightning, as they travel the town on a big yellow digging machine, taking care of five important jobs.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
It’s a century-old obsession to find the right raw materials to build a car that is fit for both king and race car driver — perfectly luxurious and perfectly fast. The Bentley Motor Company has built common raw ingredients into their signature Mulsanne, an engineering achievement made possible by aluminum, leather, iron, wood and pigment.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explore the science, innovation and sheer genius it takes to transform the most basic ingredients into powerhouse machines. From aircraft to big rigs to earth movers, venture deep inside factories and witness the hard work and craftsmanship necessary to build these incredible machines. Uncover the hidden stories of human ingenuity that have transformed the earth's most essential raw materials into monumental marvels of modern technology. Natural resources,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The highway truck — a modern workhorse, a heavy hauler vital to commerce — carries an 80,000-pound payload and must operate in every condition from sub-zero cold to triple-digit heat. To survive, it must be strong, durable and fuel-efficient, like the Mack Pinnacle, an engineering achievement made possible by platinum, petroleum, copper, manganese and polyurethane.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With an average of one take-off every three seconds, short-range regional jets are the backbone of domestic air travel. To withstand this high volume of flights, these jets need to be comfortable, durable, and fuel efficient, just like the Bomardier CRJ-1000. Raw materials come together to make these planes succeed in the mission to provide safe, comfortable and affordable travel to the one hundred passengers on each flight.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
To extract precious metals found beneath the earth requires a massive 232-ton, two-story-tall dump truck with a load capacity of 320 tons — a giant earth-mover like the Komatsu 930E. This amazing engineering achievement is made possible by five essential raw ingredients: coal, chromium, mineral oil, latex rubber and sulphuric acid, an electron superhighway that generates massive power.
11) Machines
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A guide to historical and current developments in the field of machinery, including mass production, computers, robots, micro-engineering, and communications technology.
15) Machines
Series
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Enter a world of monster excavators, Mach 9.6 jets, deep-space probes, microscopic nanobots and more marvelous machines, and learn how they've impacted our world.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book explores dozens of creative ways to build amazing mechanisms with the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set. Each model includes a list of the required parts, minimal text, and colorful photographs from multiple angles so you can re-create it without the need for step-by-step instructions. You'll learn to build cars with real suspension, steerable crawlers, ball-shooters, grasping robotic arms, and other creative marvels. Each model demonstrates simple...
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ancient civilizations accomplished great works of engineering without electricity. From the Great Wall of China to Machu Picchu, discover the machines ancient civilizations used to build wonders and how they formed the foundation for modern machines"--
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