Machines and Inventions
- ISBN-10
- 0836819500
- ISBN-13
- 9780836819502
- Series
- Machines and Inventions
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Gareth Stevens Pub
- Author
- Peter Lafferty
Description
Describes a variety of record-breaking machines and inventions, including the fastest train, the first mechanical clock, and the largest airships ever built.
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