Graham, Ian

"Get ready...as a young man in Civil War America, you are about to become involved in a highly dangerous underwater arms race. You could get into very deep water in the first submarine..."--Cover back.

Photographs, fold-out pages, and text examine the world's largest man-made structures, discussing the technology and engineering used to build stadiums, dams, and artificial islands, and largest man-made structures, including stadiums, dams, and artificial islands, and describing failures and accidents.

Looks at some of the reasons why deep holes and tunnels are dug in the ground and in the oceans, including mining, waste disposal, and travel, discusses the challenges of deep digging or drilling, looks at how the tasks are accomplished, and considers the dangers of working underground.

Explores a wide variety of the aspects of space travel.

Provides an overview of the design and engineering of racecars and their history.

Text and drawings explain the workings of certain everyday items including bicycles, traffic lights, and computers.

Illustrations and text describe how humans have tried to learn more about space and some of the equipment and vehicles used to do this.

Describes the fastest, biggest, and most powerful motorbikes including motorcross bikes, road bikes, and more.