DKfindout! Engineering

DKfindout! Engineering

by DK
DKfindout! Engineering

DKfindout! Engineering

by DK

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Overview

Discover the STEM subject of engineering with this children’s book full of photographs and illustrations, fascinating facts, and engaging challenges—from the creators of DKfindout.com, DK’s free online resource for kids.

Did you know that engineers designed and built the Pyramids and the iPad? Or that the world’s largest jumbo jet can carry 853 passengers? Find out how!

Perfect for budding engineers who want a highly visual STEM book to increase their engineering know-how, DK findout! Engineering is sure to inspire the next science fair project or school report. Inside, author Dr. Emily Hunt breaks down what engineering is and how it changes our world.

With this DK findout! book, you will:

- See how concepts such as levers, wheels and axles, and pulleys work
- Read about great engineers in history, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander Graham Bell, and Yoky Matsuoka 
- Explore steam engines, rocket technology, robotics, flying machines, bridges, and buildings
- Learn about the history and exciting future of engineering
- Hear from real-life engineer and maker Dr. Lucy Rogers about what it’s like to be an engineer today
- Fold out the cover for an engineering quiz, timeline, and careers guide
- and find out much, much more!

The DK findout! series of kids books helps children become experts on their favorite nonfiction subjects, from dinosaurs and ancient civilizations to space, coding, and cutting-edge technology. Learn more about engineering—and everything else—at www.dkfindout.com, the award-winning free educational website.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781465462343
Publisher: DK
Publication date: 07/04/2017
Series: DK findout!
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 64
Sales rank: 473,321
Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Author Dr. Emily Hunt is a professor of mechanical engineering at West Texas A&M University. She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, the Materials Research Society, and the American Society of Engineering Education. Dr. Hunt currently holds two patents for work in developing novel nanostructured materials.

Trusted by parents, teachers, librarians, and kids across the world, DK is an award-winning publisher of visual reference books for children, including the DK Eyewitness Books, DK findout!, and Maker Lab series. DK books combine clear photography and illustration with expert text to show you what others only tell you.

Table of Contents

What is an engineer? 4

First engineers 6

Genius inventor 8

Problem solving 10

Materials 12

Machines 14

Cars 16

Power 18

Robots 20

Incredible engineers 22

Extreme machines 24

Roller coasters 26

Flying machines 28

The Wright brothers 30

Jet engines 32

Nanotechnology 34

Space engineers 36

Mix it up! 38

Building our world 40

Underground 42

Eiffel Tower 44

Skyscrapers 46

Building bridges 48

Meet the expert 50

Bioengineering 52

Going green 54

Future engineering 56

Engineering facts and figures 58

Glossary 60

Index 62

Acknowledgments 64

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