Ian Graham

"Get ready...as a young man in Civil War America, you are about to become involved in a highly dangerous underwater arms race. You could get into very deep water in the first submarine..."--Cover back.

An illustrated overview of some of the world's biggest, tallest, longest, and deepest structures, explaining the physics behind the designs, and describing how and why they were built.

From Mata Hari to D. B. Cooper, history is littered with people pretending to be someone else. Some go undetected for years, cultivating their false identities so skillfully, even their spouses don't know. Other frauds go up in flames after one misstep. The Ultimate Book of Impostors presents the astonishing true stories behind over one hundred of the craziest and funniest phonies in history, including: {u2022}A fake French government official who...

"Introduces the reader to the science of Bridges and tunnels"--

Looks at what life would be like without dirt and soil, examining how soil supports life and some of the many ways that people have used soil throughout history, and some of its potential future uses.

Journey from the center of the earth to the highest point on the planet's surface. Travel onward to the solar system, the Milky Way, and the vastness of space. Includes special acetate pages.

"How Technology Works demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going, from simple objects such as zip fasteners and can openers to the latest, most sophisticated devices of the information age, including smartwatches, personal digital assistants, and driverless cars. It includes inventions that have changed the course of history, like the internal combustion engine, as well as technologies that might hold the key to our future survival,...