Author : Shana Priwer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317464575
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Book Synopsis Modern Wonders by : Shana Priwer
Download or read book Modern Wonders written by Shana Priwer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Wonders, a title in the five-title series Frameworks: Science, Technology, and the Built Environment, illuminates the science, technology, art and architecture, and history of the world's greatest architectural and engineering achievements, including the Eiffel Tower, St. Louis Gateway Arch, World Trade Center, Mt. Rushmore, and the Millennium Wheel. Modern Wonders provides an interdisciplinary, visual approach that combines informative text, fascinating background information, and basic scientific principles with dozens of full-color photographs, illustrations, and other visuals (e.g. diagrams and equations). Appropriate for a broad audience of students, teachers, librarians, and general interest readers, Modern Wonders is an excellent supplemental resource for subjects covered throughout the curricula: science, technology, and society; art and architecture; economics; and world history and culture.