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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149540403321

Autore

Veronica Nick

Titolo

Icebreakers / / by Nick Veronica

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

1-4824-5782-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Technology Takes on Nature

Disciplina

623.828

Soggetti

Icebreakers (Ships)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Breaking Through -- Using the Breaker -- How Icebreakers Work -- Making a Breaker -- Early Icebreakers -- Rank and Size -- How Icebreakers Navigate -- Breaking Lake Ice -- Going Nuclear -- Getting Stuck -- Climate Change -- Breaking in the Future -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, readers will dive in to explore how icebreakers work and what special tools they have to keep other boats safe in the water.