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The World’s Most Magnificent Machines
From the first automobile to rocket trains, drilling machines and more
Author: David Long
Illustrator:
Simon
Tyler
Publisher:
Faber
&
Faber
Price:
£20
/
$26
Release:
Out
now
It's crazy to think that just 150 years ago there were no planes or cars, trains were yet to be widely adopted across the world and most ships were still made of wood. While steam power dominated heavy industry, machines that did the same job of many workers were strange and awe-inspiring beasts. We have come an incredibly long way in a relatively short time to change the way we live, and that can be largely credited to the machines that assist us with a multitude of tasks, which in some cases would be impossible for us to achieve otherwise.
Blue Peter award-winning author David Long has compiled the biggest, fastest, most expensive, most powerful, the weirdest and of course, the most magnificent machines in modern history into one attractive hardback book. It’s a list of land, sea, air, space and even underground contraptions, of which some we guarantee will surprise and delight you, even if you’re a bit of an engineering boffin.