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082 0 4 _aCir 600 H8301 2019
245 0 0 _aHow technology works
_bthe facts visually explained p
_ccontributors, Jack Challoner... et al.
260 _aLondon
_bDorling Kindersley Limited
_cc2019
300 _a255 p.
520 _a"How Technology Works demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going, from simple objects such as zip fasteners and can openers to the latest, most sophisticated devices of the information age, including smartwatches, personal digital assistants, and driverless cars. It includes inventions that have changed the course of history, like the internal combustion engine, as well as technologies that might hold the key to our future survival, including solar cells and new kinds of farming to feed a growing population. Throughout the book, step-by-step explanations are supported by simple and original graphics that take devices apart and show you how they work. The opening chapter explains principles that underpin lots of devices, from basic mechanics to electricity to digital technology. From there, devices are grouped by application-such as the home, transportation, and computing-making them easy to find and placing similar devices side by side"--
526 _a600-699
650 0 _aTechnology -- Popular works.
650 0 _aEngineering--Popular works.
650 7 _aEngineering.
650 7 _aTechnology.
700 1 _aChalloner, Jack,
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