Faster, higher, smarter : bright ideas that transformed sports /
Shapiro, Simon,
Faster, higher, smarter : bright ideas that transformed sports / Faster, highter, smarter Simon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain. - 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Title misspelled "Faster, highter, smarter" on spine.
Includes bibliographical references (page 118) and index.
High jump: the Fosbury Flop -- Pole vault: flexible fiberglass -- Baseball: Ted Williams and the art of swing speed -- Football: getting a kick out of soccer -- Hockey: the terrifying slap shot -- Skateboarding: Ollie up! -- Speed skating: slapping on speed -- Cycling: Obree, the Flying Scotsman -- Wheelchair sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer -- Swimming: the Berkoff Blastoff -- Ski jumping: V for victory -- Blade running: run like a Cheetah -- Skiing and tennis: a head for innovation -- Bungy jumping: a leap of faith -- Cheating: steroid scandals -- Statistics: analytics and the A's -- Basketball: Michael Jordan's hang time.
Looks at the hard science behind many inventions and improvements in sports. Readers will find out how the introduction of the aluminum bat changed baseball; how a slapshot works, and what's involved in bending a ball like Beckham. It also covers the history of such milestones as the introduction of diversity, disabled athletes, and women in sport.
9781554518142 1554518148
20159053455
Sports sciences--Juvenile literature.
Sports--Technological innovations--Juvenile literature.
Faster, higher, smarter : bright ideas that transformed sports / Faster, highter, smarter Simon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain. - 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Title misspelled "Faster, highter, smarter" on spine.
Includes bibliographical references (page 118) and index.
High jump: the Fosbury Flop -- Pole vault: flexible fiberglass -- Baseball: Ted Williams and the art of swing speed -- Football: getting a kick out of soccer -- Hockey: the terrifying slap shot -- Skateboarding: Ollie up! -- Speed skating: slapping on speed -- Cycling: Obree, the Flying Scotsman -- Wheelchair sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer -- Swimming: the Berkoff Blastoff -- Ski jumping: V for victory -- Blade running: run like a Cheetah -- Skiing and tennis: a head for innovation -- Bungy jumping: a leap of faith -- Cheating: steroid scandals -- Statistics: analytics and the A's -- Basketball: Michael Jordan's hang time.
Looks at the hard science behind many inventions and improvements in sports. Readers will find out how the introduction of the aluminum bat changed baseball; how a slapshot works, and what's involved in bending a ball like Beckham. It also covers the history of such milestones as the introduction of diversity, disabled athletes, and women in sport.
9781554518142 1554518148
20159053455
Sports sciences--Juvenile literature.
Sports--Technological innovations--Juvenile literature.