An edition of The New Way Things Work (1997)

The way things work now

from levers to lasers, windmills to Wi-Fi, a visual guide to the world of machines

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An edition of The New Way Things Work (1997)

The way things work now

from levers to lasers, windmills to Wi-Fi, a visual guide to the world of machines

by

  • ★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings) ·
  • 69 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Pages
400

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Technology, Popular works, Apparatuur, Machines, Werking, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Juvenile literature, Technology, juvenile literature, Inventions, Inventions, juvenile literature, nyt:young-adult-hardcover=2016-10-23, New York Times bestseller, Technological innovations

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Cover of: Togu wa kigye ŭi wŏlli now
Togu wa kigye ŭi wŏlli now: Kŭrimŭro ponŭn chaemiinnŭn kwahak wŏlli = The way thing work now
2016
in Korean
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Way Things Work Now
2016, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
in English
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The way things work now: from levers to lasers, windmills to Wi-Fi, a visual guide to the world of machines
2016, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Cover of: Millennium Silver Classics: the New Way Things Work (Eyewitness Guides: Millennium Silver Classic)
Millennium Silver Classics: the New Way Things Work (Eyewitness Guides: Millennium Silver Classic)
October 18, 1999, Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
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The new way things work
1998, Houghton Mifflin Co.
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The New Way Things Work
Aug 10, 1998, Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
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The New Way Things Work: More Machines, More Inventors, More Fun (For PC & MAC)
March 15, 1998, DK Interactive Learning
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The New Way Things Work CD-rom
May 14, 1998, Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
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Way Things Work 2.0
September 15, 1997, DK MULTIMEDIA
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Edition Notes

"Originally published as The new way things work"--Title page verso.

"Revised and updated"--Dust jacket.

Includes index.

6789 Childrens Plus, Inc.

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Dewey Decimal Class
600
Library of Congress
T47.M18 2016, T47 .M18 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
400 p.
Number of pages
400

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27216598M
ISBN 10
0544824385
ISBN 13
9780544824386
OCLC/WorldCat
971920593, 932050709

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

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