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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.
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The Way Things Work, David Macaulay
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- The Way Things Work
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Macaulay
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN10
- 1405302380
- ISBN13
- 9781405302388
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Children's Books, Technology & Engineering, References & Manuals, Encyclopedia, Science, Juvenile Nonfiction, Technology, Gifts for younger schoolchildren, Children's encyclopedias, Engineering, Science and Technology, Physics for Youth, Technology for Children and Youth
- First published
- 1988
- Original title
- The Way Things Work
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- 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.