Pub Date: November 21, 2014
Dewey: 621.8
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.78" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 1.17 lbs) 358 pages
BISAC Categories:
Technology and Engineering | History | Machinery | Science | Mechanics | Dynamics | Mechanical | Solids
Description:
This book starts with the invention of the wheel nearly 5000 years ago. Via Archimedes, Aristotle and Hero, it goes on to describe the first practical applications such as water wheels and grinding wheels, pushing on to more rigorous research in later ages.