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. In En...

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Main Author: Hunt, Shannon (Shannon Chantal) (Author)
Other Authors: Hancock, James Gulliver (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2017]
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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.