He found himself having to adjust from an idyllic English childhood to life in a fast paced American city. 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.ĭavid Macaulay, born in 1946, was eleven when his parents moved from England to Bloomfield, New Jersey. An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained-with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.
This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. 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. 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.A New York Times Bestseller FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL MOTION CAPTURE, DIGITAL IDENTITY, AND MORE Explainer-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. A New York Times Bestseller Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives.
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