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• Title:Car science / Richard Hammond.
  
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• Author/Creator:Hammond, Richard, 1969-
  
• Published/Created:London ; New York : DK Pub., 2008.
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: TL206 .H36 2008
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Automobiles--Juvenile literature.
  Automobiles--Motors--Juvenile literature.
  
• Subject(s): Automobiles.
  Automobiles--Motors.
  
• Genre/Form:Literature.
  
• Description:96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.
  
• Summary:"An under-the-hood, behind-the-dash look at how cars work"--Cover.
  
• Notes:Includes index.
  
• ISBN:9780756640262
  0756640261
  
• Contents:Power: Goodbye horse!
  Energy
  What makes it go?
  Fire power
  Pulling power
  Superpower
  Step on the gas (or air)
  Piston power
  Bugatti Veyron
  Black gold
  Making gasoline
  Laws of motion
  Magnifying forces
  Getting in gear
  Speed: Need for speed
  Acceleration
  Small is good
  Ariel atom
  Inspired by nature
  Science of airflow
  Record breakers
  Handling: Science friction
  Black magic
  All terrain vehicle
  Monster trucks
  Keep on moving
  G-force
  In the hot seat
  Wall of death
  Friction vs. inertia
  Losing your grip
  Car-crash science
  Technology: What's it made of?
  Electric dreams
  Fuel-cell cars
  Design for life
  Super scuba
  Top 10 crazy ideas.