TECHNOLOGY
Aaseng, Nathan

Construction: Building the Impossible

(4) 4-6 Innovators series. These straightforward surveys deal with landmark technological and engineering successes, focusing on the lives of the innovators and their historic contributions. Aaseng includes the Brooklyn Bridge, Eiffel Tower, and Hoover Dam. Richie discusses the submarine, tank, and ballistic missile, among others. The black-and-white photos are often small and indistinct. Bib., glos., ind.

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