Skyscrapers: Uncovering Technology.SKYSCRAPERS: Uncovering Technology CHRIS OXLADE In this lavishly illustrated book, Oxlade introduces young readers to the amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. feats of engineering that are behind the world's tallest buildings. People have always aspired to build upward, as evidenced in the many famous towers and pyramids. Oxlade explains early building styles and how the first skyscrapers were built from masonry and metal. He then addresses the various waves of skyscraper skyscraper, modern building of great height, constructed on a steel skeleton. The form originated in the United States. Development of the Form Many mechanical and structural developments in the last quarter of the 19th cent. building that have occurred since the 1880s. The book also features some unusually shaped skyscrapers--such as the twin Emirates towers The Emirates Towers complex contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai and Barcelona's Torre Agbar--and includes details about amazingly fast elevators. Oxlade describes how skyscrapers are constructed to cope with high winds, extreme temperatures, and earthquakes. A section on the World Trade Center details why the twin towers collapsed and suggests what will replace them. Finally, a section shows and discusses drawings of planned buildings that could steal the crown as world's tallest. For ages 12 and up. Firefly firefly or lightning bug, small, luminescent, carnivorous beetle of the family Lampyridae. Fireflies are well represented in temperate regions, although the majority of species are tropical and subtropical. , 2006, 52 p., color images A (digital) color image is a digital image that includes color information for each pixel. For visually acceptable results, it is necessary (and almost sufficient) to provide three samples (color channels , hardcover, $16.95. |
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