Behind every Summer Olympic scoring football kick, tennis-ball bounce and hard-hitting volleyball serve, science is at work. The type of kick used on a football affects its path. An equestrian leans forward during a jump to help the horse balance. Cyclists wear tight clothing to reduce drag. Find out how science is involved in several popular Summer Olympic events and how athletes take science into account in their quest for the gold medal.

 

This book is part of a book series called Edge Books-Science Of the Summer Olympics .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

STEPHANIE WATSON is an independent scholar who has written and contributed to numerous works, including World of Genetics and Science and Its Times . She is the author of The Urinary System , and coauthor of The Endocrine System , both in Greenwood's Human Body Systems series.