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Marshall Brain's MORE How STUFF Works
Marshall Brain
Wiley
October 2002
On Sale: October 17, 2002
320 pages ISBN: 076456711X EAN: 9780764567117 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Have you ever wondered… * How an ATM verifies your identification and account
information and dispenses cash in a matter of seconds?
* What, if anything, is able to escape from a black hole?
* Why workplace surveillance is becoming more common?
* Whether human cloning is possible? In this full-color follow-up to the bestselling How Stuff
Works, Marshall Brain travels inside your computer, to the
depths of diamond mines, across the African plains, and on
board an Apache helicopter to explain the magic behind how
stuff works. Based on the much-lauded Web site
HowStuffWorks.com, this book is your A-to-Z guide to PDAs,
MRIs, LEDs, and dozens of other intriguing topics! With More
How Stuff Works, you’ll never again look the same way at a
car wash, clothes dryer, or electronic scanner. * More than 125 captivating articles
* Hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations
* Fun facts and sidebars
* A special chapter on "Police, Military, and Defense"
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