Jedicke, Peter;
Extreme Science: The Highway of Light and Other Man-made Wonders
St. Martin's Griffin, 2001, 246 pages
ISBN 0312268203, 9780312268206
topics: | technology | history | future | vehicle
Technological marvels: - The longest suspension bridge ever built, and how it was done - How the world's tallest skyscrapers were constructed - The dymaxion car, rocket belts, pneumatic trains, and other failures of transportation - Rocketships and space travel: compact nuclear rockets, laser-powered spacecrafts, beamed energy, and interstellar travel - Crossing the seas: microsubs and floating giants - Eluding traffic: automated highways, electric vehicles, and computer-governed traffic regulation.