Bookverdict.com

Gr 2–4—In 1958, MIT student Oliver Smoot and his friends measured the bridge across the Charles River from Boston to Cambridge by lying down and marking Smoot's body length with chalk approximately 365 times. His horizontal length became known as a "Smoot" in MIT lore and was commemorated in various ways, like a plaque and permanent line markings on the reconstructed Harvard Bridge. This book tells that true story. The text is presented in a clear, straightforward fas...Log In or Sign Up to Read More