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Brasch, Nicolas

Amazing Built Structures

32 pp. | Smart Apple | March, 2011 | Library ISBN 978-1-59920-565-6 $28.50
(4) 4-6 Technology Behind series. Surveying a wide range of technologies, from a simple screw to Web 3.0, this series skims the history and functions of various "devices" (a word defined repeatedly in each book). One invention is featured per each double-page spread, including brief historical background, photographs, and diagrams that explain how the device works. "Word Watch" and "Web Watch" sidebars appear on most spreads. Ind. Review covers these Technology Behind titles: Amazing Built Structures, Everyday Appliances, The Internet, Machines of Speed and Flight, Robots and Artificial Intelligence, and Sports and Sporting Equipment.
Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

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