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Shapiro, Simon.
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Sports sciences -- Juvenile literature.
Sports -- Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.
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Shapiro, Simon.
Sports sciences -- Juvenile literature.
Sports -- Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.
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Faster, higher, smarter : bright ideas that transformed sports / Simon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain.
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Shapiro, Simon.
Annick Press, c2016.
Call #:
613
.71
S529f
Subjects
Sports sciences -- Juvenile literature.
Sports -- Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781554518142 (hc.)
1554518148 (hc.)
9781554518135
155451813X
Alternate title:
Faster, highter, smarter
Description:
120 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Title misspelled "Faster, highter, smarter" on spine.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (page 118) and index.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.
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Krynauw, Theo.
Goldswain, Warwick.
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