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The Way Things Work: Newly Revised Edition

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Format: Hardcover, Illustrated


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A New York Times BestsellerExplainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The 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.An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; Updated edition (May 2, 2023)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 408 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0544824385


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 86


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 12 years, from customers


Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.58 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.44 x 1.25 x 10.88 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #1,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Teen & Young Adult Machinery & Tools #1 in Teen & Young Adult Physics #1 in Teen & Young Adult Reference


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Fascinating! It’s fun to just flip pages and read write up of what catches my interest.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2023 by Kymberly Parker
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This is a great book for kids who are science and math oriented. I bought the original for my son who is now 40 yrs. When he was a young boy and he still has it. I ordered it for a grandson who loves math etc. It is nice that it was updated and includes items that did not exist when my son got his.
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