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The World's Most Magnificent Machines
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Perfect for children fascinated by machines, inventions, and engineering marvels, this book offers inspiration and insight through captivating illustrations and storytelling.
Taking our lead from the travel posters of the 20s and 30s, a beautiful and thrilling round-up of 32 of the best Magnificent Machines from across history.
Taking our lead from the travel posters of the 20s and 30s, a beautiful and thrilling round-up of 32 of the best Magnificent Machines from across history.
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The longest ship ever built, the heaviest digger and the largest aeroplane, the world's first working motorcar, and its most expensive one. What machines like these have in common is that they all say a lot about the inventiveness and imagination of the people who conceived and created them. Some of them are useful, others are just a bit of fun, but the best ones are truly magnificent and fascinating to discover.
Designed to drive faster, fly higher, carry more cargo or—in the case of space rockets—travel hundreds of thousands of miles to places no-one has ever been before, not every idea has worked but the best have been inspired and inspirational, and in a few cases they have gone on to change the world.
It is the human stories and atmospheric art that make The World's Most Magnificent Machines a book to actually read and delight in.
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ISBN: 9780571347186
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 November 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Simon Tyler
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 310.0mm
Height: 245.0mm
Weight: 1460g
Pages: 184
About the Author
Writer and historian David Long is the author of the acclaimed Animals' VC: For Gallantry and Devotion and the Blue Peter award-winning author of Survivors, Heroes and Rescue, which have total combined sales of 50,000 copies. He lives in Suffolk and has two teenage sons.
Simon Tyler is an author, illustrator and graphic designer. In 2013 he launched the acclaimed infographic poster brand Atomic Printworks. His books include Bugs, Insects and Adventures in Space. He lives on the Sussex coast with his young family, and enjoys climbing rocks and collecting bicycles.
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