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      The World’s Most Magnificent Machines

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      A beautiful and thrilling round-up of 32 of the best Magnificent Machines from across history by Blue Peter award-winning David Long. The longest ship ever built, the heaviest digger and the largest aeroplane, the world's first working motorcar, and its most expensive one.<b...

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      Product ID:9780571347186
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:IN
      Title:The World's Most Magnificent Machines
      Authors:Author: David Long, Simon Tyler
      Page Count:184
      Subjects:Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system, Science & technology: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Transport (Children's / Teenage), Space (Children's / Teenage)
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      A beautiful and thrilling round-up of 32 of the best Magnificent Machines from across history by Blue Peter award-winning David Long. The longest ship ever built, the heaviest digger and the largest aeroplane, the world's first working motorcar, and its most expensive one.

      A beautiful and thrilling round-up of 32 of the best Magnificent Machines from across history by Blue Peter award-winning David Long.

      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 this a book to actually read and delight in.


      Imprint Name:Faber & Faber
      Publisher Name:Faber & Faber
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-11-05

      Additional information

      Weight1462 g
      Dimensions311 × 242 × 25 mm