Cleverly shows how Leonardo's ideas foreshadowed modern inventions. At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more.

"Shares a portrait of the inventor famed for such innovations as the incandescent lightbulb, batteries, and movie cameras, exploring his life-changing achievements and perseverance in the face of numerous failures"--Evergreen.

Learn the basic principles of mechanical engineering and how using these principles today's engineers continue to create inventions that make our lives easier. -- Back cover.

Without electrical engineers, the world we live in would look very different. Telephones (both landlines and cell phones), televisions, refrigerators, air conditioners, computers, video games, and many other aspects of our modern world were made possible by the advances of electrical engineering. This accessible introduction to the field includes an explanation of electricity and currents, as well as chapters devoted to specific areas. An activity

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Have you ever wondered how bridges don't fall down? Or how really old buildings stay standing up? In the How Do series, readers are welcome to guess along with the rest of us--and then explore the science behind the right answers. Basic principles of architecture and engineering, including an introduction to bridges, locks, arches, columns, and skyscrapers are explored through diagrams, photos, and informative and engaging text.

The world is full of engineering marvels created by humankind. But when something goes wrong, the most amazing structure can become a horrific nightmare. Get the details of some of the most disastrous engineering failures in human history.

"Readers will discover more about the multitude of things engineers have created, as well as learn how engineering and technology will continue to impact the world in the future"--Publisher.

Build (and climb!) amazing structures with . . . CIVIL ENGINEERS! Look, up in the sky! It's an enormous bridge! Look under the river and you might find an amazing tunnel. Or just check out the freeway you drove on yesterday. All those marvelous creations came from the mind and creativity of civil engineers. They use science, technology, and imagination to build the structures our world needs. They can't just sit at a desk, either; they need to be...

How many day-to-day important devices are engineering design products? How does a smartphone send wireless communication? How do batteries release energy? These and other questions are explained using straightforward language that weaves in science terminology and is accompanied by intriguing photographs. Easy experiments demystify engineering concepts with step-by-step instructions to make bioplastics, bridges, motors, and robot arms. Sidebars explore...

"From down on the ground to way up in the sky, we like to be on the go! But what makes cars drive and airplanes fly? Find out what engineers think about to build vehicles that go"--Back cover.