It'll Never Work: Buildings, Bridges And Tunnels

Have you ever wondered what made human beings want to reach for the skies by building higher and higher? And how they did it? Learn all about the the history of construction in It'll Never Work: Buildings, Bridges and Tunnels, a book that explores the medieval castles, underwater hotels, tunnels under the sea and the successes and failures that have led to the building feats that we know today.

Each title looks at different area of technology and engineering, and, taking a chronological approach, reveals the pioneering ideas and scientific thinking that enabled their development as well as those that proved to be a dead end. Each double-page spread examines a particular example in depth, bringing in other similar ideas where relevant and often pointing out how people learnt from a mistake.