You Will Design Space Engines
Want to know how rocket engines work? This learning guide for kids from 10 to 100 covers the basics of how rocket engines from solid fueled boosters, to liquid fueled moon rockets, to backpack thrusters, to nuclear thermal engines, ion drives and others work. In simple, non-technical language, the physics and engineering of how these marvels work is explained, in a slowly building way, so that even a kid with no math background can understand. There are lots of diagrams of both the engines, and how they fit into spaceships. Funny characters take the fear out of rocket science for everyone to enjoy, and home experiments make the basic principles easy to understand. Let's explore space, and You Will Design Rocket Engines.
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You Will Design Space Engines
Want to know how rocket engines work? This learning guide for kids from 10 to 100 covers the basics of how rocket engines from solid fueled boosters, to liquid fueled moon rockets, to backpack thrusters, to nuclear thermal engines, ion drives and others work. In simple, non-technical language, the physics and engineering of how these marvels work is explained, in a slowly building way, so that even a kid with no math background can understand. There are lots of diagrams of both the engines, and how they fit into spaceships. Funny characters take the fear out of rocket science for everyone to enjoy, and home experiments make the basic principles easy to understand. Let's explore space, and You Will Design Rocket Engines.
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You Will Design Space Engines

You Will Design Space Engines

by Bryce L Meyer
You Will Design Space Engines

You Will Design Space Engines

by Bryce L Meyer

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Overview

Want to know how rocket engines work? This learning guide for kids from 10 to 100 covers the basics of how rocket engines from solid fueled boosters, to liquid fueled moon rockets, to backpack thrusters, to nuclear thermal engines, ion drives and others work. In simple, non-technical language, the physics and engineering of how these marvels work is explained, in a slowly building way, so that even a kid with no math background can understand. There are lots of diagrams of both the engines, and how they fit into spaceships. Funny characters take the fear out of rocket science for everyone to enjoy, and home experiments make the basic principles easy to understand. Let's explore space, and You Will Design Rocket Engines.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781492965404
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 11/07/2013
Series: You Will ____ Space , #1
Pages: 42
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.11(d)

About the Author

Bryce L. Meyer is an educated and experienced engineer and scientist in addition to an author and illustrator, and studies many things including the space sciences and aerospace engineering. He vastly enjoys teaching the wonders of nature and technology to kids, especially his nieces and nephews.
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