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The new way things work

Author: David Macaulay; Neil Ardley
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., ©1998.
Edition/Format:  eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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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Genre/Form: Popular works
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Macaulay, David.
New way things work.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., ©1998
(DLC) 98014224
Material Type: Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: David Macaulay; Neil Ardley
OCLC Number: 1036788343
Notes: Rev. and updated ed. of: The way things work, 1988.
Includes index.
Description: 1 online resource (400 pages : illustrations
Contents: The mechanics of movement --
Harnessing the elements --
Working with waves --
Electricity & automation --
The digital domain --
The invention of machines --
Technical terms.
Responsibility: David Macaulay, with Neil Ardley.
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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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