Top Gear's Richard Hammond is in the driving seat for this turbo-charged tour through the nuts and bolts of car technology - now in paperback! Underneath the bonnet of every car, there's a lot of fast, furious, and spectacular science going on. G-force, combustion, power, you name it, a car's got it. Help your child discover all about the science of cars in this explosive tour. Find out how cars revolutionised the world, see how a car functions with jaw-dropping diagrams, cutaway drawings and cool graphics. Steer to the fundamental science behind the mechanics and then sit back for an exciting look into the future of minimal emissions, maximum fun. Plus, find great things your child will love to make and do.

About the Author

Richard Hammond loves cars and science.As the author of Can You Feel the Force?, co-host of one British television show about cars (Top Gear) and the host of another about science (Brainiac), his dreams come true on a daily basis.His passion for learning has also taken him around the world in search of the Holy Grail (he didn't find it) for British television.He is married with two children.