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Britain From Above is the official book accompanying BBC's landmark seven-part television series of the same name, hosted by Andrew Marr. The series sets out to show how the country works and the best way to see it working is from above. It will investigate Britain's past and show how analyzing the country from an aerial perspective can reveal much about the future. The program will show how satellites are used to monitor change and how the spy-in-the-sky monitors traffic flow, tracks weather systems, documents "Secret Britain," records farmers' land use, and logs the flow of pollutants. The book contains three main sections--Britain's Landscape, Man Made Britain, and Wild Britain, showing island Britain's constant battle with the elements. Aerial footage will show how phantom traffic jams appear and how floodwater ebbs and flows, while computer simulations will show the effects of building development in the next 50 years to show what London could look like in 2058. The book will be a compilation of the most stunning images and computer simulations shown in the series, charting Britain's natural history, its industry and transport systems, its natural heritage, and archaeology.
What were the first words spoken on the telephone? How did Frank Epperson accidentally invent the first ice lolly? Who queued all night ot make sure he got Britain's first number plate, 'A1'? The Book of Firsts describes the first instance of something happening. It is a painstakingly researched encyclopaedia of ground-breakin ginnovations and chievements. It provides the dates, details and the stories of the remarkable minds and personalities behind humankind's greatest milestones. It is packed with facts, photographs and pictures. As the story of each first unfolds, tales of other firsts that were made possible by this 'first first' are told. The book covers technical innovations, huamn endeavours, sporting greats, political milestones, cultural breakthroughs, medical achievements, and food and drink. Each story will delight and amaze, describin gand illustrating firsts ranging from the genuinely important (the first heart transplant) to the trivia beloved of quiz shows and dinner parties - the first item to be sold using a bar code was a packet of Wrigley's chewin gum, sold at 08.01 on 26th June 1974 in Ohio.
Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.