Availability
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PUBLISHED
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1998]
©1998
©1998
DESCRIPTION
400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0395938473
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Revised and updated edition of: The way things work, 1988
The mechanics of movement -- Harnessing the elements -- Working with waves -- Electricity & automation -- The digital domain -- The invention of machines -- Technical terms
Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology
Includes index
1180L