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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Shapiro, Simon, author.     Subjects     Sports sciences -- Juvenile literature.     Sports -- Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Shapiro, Simon, author.       by title:      Faster, higher, smar...         MARC Display

Faster, higher, smarter : bright ideas that transformed sports / Simon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain. by Shapiro, Simon, author. Toronto : Annick Press, c2016. Subjects Sports sciences -- Juvenile literature.   Sports -- Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781554518142 (hardback) : 1554518148 (hardback) Description:  120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm 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. Requests:  0 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.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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