The Way Things Work
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- Synopsis
- What really makes the things around us tick? Did you know that the principle behind the zip fastener also governed the building of the pyramids? Or that the dentist's drill is a direct descendant of the first windmill? The inner workings of hundreds of machines and devices are explained in this fun, colourful and unique look at technology through time.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 400 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781405302388
- Publisher:
- Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 03/28/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Dorling Kindersley Limited, David Macaulay, Neil Ardley
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Teens
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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