Bibliograph

Faster, higher, smarter, bright ideas that transformed sports, Simon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain

Type

Label

Faster, higher, smarter, bright ideas that transformed sports, Simon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 118) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

950L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Faster, higher, smarter

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

919014021

Responsibility statement

Simon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain

Sub title

bright ideas that transformed sports

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Faster, highter, smarter

Classification