Infographic: Top Ten: Record-Breaking Buildings

Jon Richards, Ed Simkins (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

32 Seiten

2015 | Illustrated edition
Wayland (Verlag)
978-0-7502-8747-0 (ISBN)

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Find out all about the brilliant buildings that set the world records, from the tallest and longest to the busiest and the most expensive - all in stunningly designed infographics.

From the tallest to the longest and from the busiest to the largest, this book looks at fantastic record-breaking buildings from all over the planet and beyond! It uses stunning icons, graphics and visualisations to show you how these structures have raised the bar in the construction industry.

See which buildings have held the record for being the world's tallest over the last 100 years!

Find out just how big a space station can be, and what's inside!

Discover how fast the world's quickest roller coaster can travel!

Learn about the staggering size of the world's biggest palaces!

Read how ancient people built some of the greatest monuments on the planet!

Jon Richards is an award-winning author of non-fiction books for children. He specialises in visual literacy, infographics and data visualisation. Ed Simkins is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer of children's books. His work focuses on data visualisation such as infographics and innovative data maps.

1: Taller and taller
2: Spend, spend, spend
3: A room for the night
4: On display
5: Fun and games
6: Buildings for animals
7: Fit for a king
8: On guard!
9: On the move
10: Bridging the gap
11: Drilling for oil
12: Water power
13: Building in space

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.1.2015
Reihe/Serie	Infographic: Top Ten
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	194 x 257 mm
Gewicht	298 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	0-7502-8747-0 / 0750287470
ISBN-13	978-0-7502-8747-0 / 9780750287470
Zustand	Neuware