Cover artist Lowell Hess Publication date 1959 Pages 56 pp Illustrator Jack Coggins Country United States of America | Language English Media type Print (Hardback) Originally published 1959 Publisher Western Publishing Subject Engineering | |
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Engines: Man's Use of Power, from the Water Wheel to the Atomic Pile is a science book for children by L. Sprague de Camp, illustrated by Jack Coggins, published by Golden Press in 1959. A revised edition issued as part of the publisher's Golden Library of Knowledge Series was published in 1961, and a paperback edition in 1969.
As stated on the cover, the work is a survey of "Man's use of power, from the water wheel to the atomic pile."
Reception
The Science News-Letter, in its July 18, 1959 issue, listed the book among its "Books of the Week," describing the work as a "[f]actual book for young readers."
References
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