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<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Buoyancy</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>6</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(2)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=80></TD><TD>Just how do heavy ships stay afloat?</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Prehistoric Boats</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>8</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(8)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>All ships, even modern ones, are based on simple boat designs used for many thousands of years</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Ships in Ancient Times</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>16</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>How ancient civilizations began to take control of the sea</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Sailing Through History</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>22</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(10)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>As technology improved, sailors began using new types of ships to sail long distances, and into the unknown</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Ocean Machines</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>32</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(10)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>The invention of steam power led to mighty metal ships that could travel across the world</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>The Ocean Liners</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>42</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>Before jet airliners were developed, people traveled on luxurious ships</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Ships of Today</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>48</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(10)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>More ships than ever before plow the high seas</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Warships</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>58</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>Modern navies use a range of ships, of different sizes and speeds</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Submarines</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>62</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(10)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>Vessels that can travel under water are used mainly by navies, but other submersibles also explore the ocean depths</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Sports Boats</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>72</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(6)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>People spend a lot of time having fun with boats</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Special Vessels</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>78</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(8)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>In the last one hundred years, new designs of ships have been developed</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD>Into the Future</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>86</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(4)</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0><TR><TD WIDTH=60></TD><TD>The ships of the future may look very different from those we use today</TD></TR></TABLE></TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD></TR><TR><TD>Time Line</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>90</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(2)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Glossary</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>92</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(1)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Further Resources</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>92</TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>(1)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Index</TD><TD WIDTH=40></TD><TD VALIGN=TOP>93</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Reviews the history of power and energy inventions, from the dawn of civilization to the present, including the first machines, steam and electric engines, and the incandescent light bulb

Power and energy