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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.
Houghton Mifflin
November 1998
On Sale: October 26, 1998
400 pages ISBN: 0395938473 EAN: 9780395938478 Hardcover (reprint)
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Childrens | Non-Fiction
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 squeezed onto 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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