Transported : 50 vehicles that changed the world /

Ralphs, Matt,

Transported : 50 vehicles that changed the world / Matt Ralphs ; illustrations, Rui Ricardo. - 111 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

First published in 2022 by Nosy Crow Ltd., London. Includes index.

Our journey begins -- Polynesian canoe -- Bronze Age wagon -- Ancient chariot -- Trireme -- Viking longship -- Narrow boat -- Hot-air balloon -- Wooden battleship -- Stagecoach -- Steam locomotive -- SUbmarine -- Steamship -- Early bicycle -- Tea clipper -- Fire engine -- Automobile -- Wright flyer -- Ocean liner -- Omnibus -- Ambulance -- Rigid airship -- Bush airplane -- Combine harvester -- Tram -- Motorcycle -- Aircraft carrier -- Tractor -- Kon-tiki raft -- Deep-sea submersible -- Hovercraft -- Helicopter -- Snowmobile -- Diesel locomotive -- Auto rickshaw -- Cable car -- High-speed train -- Spy plane -- Formula one racing car -- Commercial jet airliner -- Saturn V rocket -- Concorde jet -- Truck -- Container ship -- Space shuttle -- Smart car -- Garbage truck -- Shanghai maglev -- Electric bike -- Mars rover -- Solar-powered airplane -- Journey's end -- Glossary -- Index.

From ancient chariots and Viking longships to racing cars, rockets, and solar-powered airplanes, our world has been changed by the pioneering development of many incredible vehicles. Take a journey through time to discover how these 50 groundbreaking inventions changed the world and how they might even shape our future . . .

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Vehicles--History--Juvenile literature.
Transportation--History--Juvenile literature.


Illustrated works.

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