mechanical engineers

This book lays out what qualifications and training are necessary to become a operating and stationary engineer.

Presents a brief biography of William Kamkwamba, a man born in the African country of Malawi who was inspired to try to build a windmill to create electricity, and today has brought energy to his country.

Introduces 8 high-interest engineering careers that inspire extended learning, online research, and critical thinking skills.

Tells the true story of how fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba of Malawi read science books and learned how to build a windmill out of junkyard scraps, giving electricity and a means for transporting water to his people and saving his family from a famine.

When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes.

Planes, trains, and automobiles—these are just some of the many achievements of mechanical engineering. This volume will show readers that they do not have to know complex equations to appreciate the impact the field has had on the world. Introduces young readers to the machines and engines that power the devices, vehicles, and appliances they encounter on a daily basis.

William Kamkwamba details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his desperately poor village in Africa when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.

The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.

Presents a brief biography of James Watt, the nineteenth century inventor, and provides information on his childhood, his education, and his achievements in science, including how he invented the Steam Engine, providing power to factories around England.

An introduction to the invention, historical development, and operation of the diesel engine, with a biography of Dr. Rudolf Diesel.