Skyscrapers
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Overview
The Tallest Buildings explores: A New York building that became a famous movie star, How "skywalkers" worked on dangerous, narrow beams, Why skyscrapers often get narrower as they get taller, How builders connected two skyscrapers with a bridge more than forty stories in the air, How a pendulum keeps the world's tallest building standing straight during earthquakes.Synopsis
The Tallest Buildings explores: A New York building that became a famous movie star, How "skywalkers" worked on dangerous, narrow beams, Why skyscrapers often get narrower as they get taller, How builders connected two skyscrapers with a bridge more than forty stories in the air, How a pendulum keeps the world's tallest building standing straight during earthquakes.
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2007
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages
32
Format
Library Binding
ISBN
9780836883664