Cars, Trains, Ships, and Airplanes

Bicycles and motorcycles, cars and trains, road construction machines and mechanisms, rockets and space stations, ships and submarines, airplanes and helicopters, combat vehicles and missile systems – all these types of technology are designed in one way or another to assist humans. People constantly use public transport, travel on ocean liners across the seas and oceans, and passenger airplanes quickly deliver them to the most remote corners of the Earth. There is also other technology that we cannot do without, although we do not feel its presence in our lives so much – these are scientific, combat, and other special-purpose machines. And how much do we really know about them? This fascinating children's encyclopedia in pictures will open up a wonderful world of technology for you. The book describes how various machines are structured, how they work and are improved, and provides numerous important, interesting, and sometimes even unexpected facts that will help answer hundreds of questions related to various examples. And most importantly – the pages of the encyclopedia contain a huge number of bright and truly unique illustrations that reflect the originality and diversity of each type of technology. The book includes a glossary and an alphabetical index, which can be referred to quickly find information about the technology sample of interest. Exploring such a complex but very captivating world of technology with this encyclopedia is easy, interesting, and joyful! For middle and high school age.