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The new way things work / David Macaulay, with Neil Ardley.

Macaulay, David. (Author). Ardley, Neil. (Added Author). Macaulay, David. Way things work. (Added Author).

Summary:

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0395938473
  • ISBN: 9780395938478
  • Physical Description: 400 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., [1998]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Rev. and updated ed. of: The way things work, 1988.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The mechanics of movement -- Harnessing the elements -- Working with waves -- Electricity & automation -- The digital domain -- The invention of machines -- Technical terms.
Target Audience Note:
1180L Lexile

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Subject: Technology > Popular works.
Technology > Juvenile literature.
Machines.
Apparatuur.
Werking.

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  • 28 of 29 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marion County. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marion County Library.

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The New Way Things Work
The New Way Things Work
by Macaulay, David; Ardley, Neil (Contribution by)
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The New Way Things Work


The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezedonto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.
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