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Engineered! : engineering design at work /

"How do you land a car-sized rover on the surface of Mars, resolve a five-hour traffic jam or save a herd of caribou from near extinction? Ask an engineer! Engineers are problem solvers. They use their math, science and technology skills to find creative solutions to problems that need fixing....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hunt, Shannon (Shannon Chantal) (Author)
Other Authors: Hancock, James Gulliver (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Engineering > Juvenile literature.
Engineers > Juvenile literature.
Engineering > Vocational guidance > Juvenile literature.
Ingénierie > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Ingénieurs > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Technology > How Things Work-Are Made.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Technology > Inventions.
Engineering.
Engineers.
Engineering > Vocational guidance.
Juvenile works.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. In the minds of engineers
  • Engineering design: step-by-step
  • Aerospace engineering. Seven minutes of terror
  • Biomedical engineering. The ultimate print job
  • Chemical engineering. Double-a idea
  • Mechanical engineering. A need for speed
  • Electrical engineering. The tyranny of numbers
  • Civil engineering. Engineering above the clouds
  • Geomatics engineering. Not-so-at-home on the range
  • Computer engineering. The wonderful wizard of woz
  • Environmental engineering. When good sewers go bad.