How do you build and sustain a great team? The Culture Code reveals the secrets of some of the best teams in the world – from Pixar to Google to US Navy SEALs – explaining the three skills such groups have mastered in order to generate trust and a willingness to collaborate. Combining cutting-edge science, on-the-ground insight and practical ideas for action, it offers a roadmap for creati…
A sprawling look back at two centuries of motive power! Profilic rail historian and photographer Brian Solomon explores the stories behind two hundred years of world locomotive technology. From the first tentative steps into steam propulsion to today’s high-speed electric passenger trains, readers will witness dosens of railroading marvels hard at work in scenic setting around the world. Fro…
Prepare to have your mind blown as you explore 10 ways technology could change our world. In the future, will we teleport from place to place, keep dinosaurs as pets or 3D-print our dinner? Wil we live on Mars or upload our brains to computers? In this book, you’ll meet the scientists working to bring science fiction to life and answer an important question: how can we build the best possibl…
Why does the waterfalls retreat? How does China’s three most famous gorges hydroelectric dam on the Yangtzee River produce electricity? How are tides generated? How to use the energy in tides? Do ocean current have fixes routes? How does the “Duckling Fleet” drift? Open this book and explore the mysteries of the blue planet with Squirrel Cat!
The sun is like a furnace. What does it burn? Why does the sun burn for 10 billion years? Can the water we drink every day produce hydrogen energy? Why does the Long March 5 rocket choose liquid hydrogen as fuel? With hydrogen energy, can we get rid of our dependence on oil and natural gas? Let’s get to know the magical hydrogen energy with Squirrel Cat!