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Catastrophe!: Great Engineering Failure-And Success

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Book Description
Why do buildings and bridges fall down? Why do so many planes crash? What makes the lights go out in millions of homes during a blackout? Why can nuclear energy be so dangerous? What made the space shuttle Challenger explode? This book provides the answers. Other examples covered include: the collapse of a walkway suspended several floors above a hotel-lobby; an airplane crash into a mountainside;... More
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PublisherW.H. Freeman & Company
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages80
ISBN-100716765381
ISBN-13978-0716765387
Publication Date04/1995
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About Fred Bortz (Author) : This is an excerpt from my About Dr. Fred web page as of December 29, 2007. For more information, visit "Dr. Fred's" Place and follow the links. Fred Bortz is one of the nation's leading writers of... more
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About Gary Tong (Illustrator) : Gary Tong is a published illustrator of young adult books. Published credits of Gary Tong include Catastrophe!: Great Engineering Failure-And Success (Scientific American Mysteries of Science).
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