Graham, Ian

An exploration of advances in agriculture and food supply operations that discusses threats of climate change, irrigation, precision, robot, and sustainable farming, genetically modified crops, and other related topics.

Explains how ships work, provides background on the history of sailing and steam power, and describes the size, shape, and unique capabilities and characteristics of several kinds of ships, including liners, warships, cargo vessels, ferries, icebreakers, and others.

Describes in detail the special features of police cars, firefighting planes, rescue subs, and ambulances, and reveals how they work.

Describes the hazards of attempting to climb Mount Everest, including weather conditions, treacherous pathways, and physical limitations, and recounts the first successful expedition by Edmund Hilary in 1953.

Describes what it was like to be an astronaut on the "unlucky" 1970 Apollo 13 mission to the moon.