Car science

Top Gear's Richard Hammond is in the driving seat for this turbo-charged tour through the nuts and bolts of car technology. Underneath the bonnet of every car there's a lot of fast, furious, and spectacular science going on.

Children discover all about the science of cars in this explosive tour and find out how cars revolutionised the world, see how a car functions with diagrams, cutaway drawings and graphics.

Steer to the fundamental science behind the mechanics and then sit back for an exciting look into the future of minimal emissions.

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Subject(s)Design and technology
Author(s)Richard Hammond
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2008
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Shelf referenceA 629.04 HAM
ISN/ISBN9781405332002
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8cfs

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