A Field Guide to Roadside Technology - Softcover

Edwin J.C. Sobey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556526091 ISBN 13: 9781556526091

Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2007

Synopsis

This fascinating handbook answers the questions of anyone who has ever wondered about the many strange devices found along the roadside, from utility poles to satellite dishes. Devices are grouped according to their habitats -- along highways and roads, atop buildings, near airports, and on utility towers. More than 150 different roadside technologies are covered, and each detailed entry describes what the device does, how it works, and also includes a photograph for easy identification. With helpful sidebars describing related technical issues such as why stoplights are constructed with the red light on top, this handbook for curious readers provides carefully detailed descriptions and the history behind many of the devices that roadside travellers take for granted.

About this title

Review:

"Proves there really is a travel book out there for everyone." -- Denver Post "A useful little guide to all those puzzling doodads you see when the family takes its annual road trip." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

About the Author:

Ed Sobey is the author of several hands-on science books, including Inventing Toys and Loco-Motion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1556526091
• ISBN 13: 9781556526091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208