The New Way Things Work
by David Macaulay Author
(From Amazon): The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0395938473
- Print Status
- In Print
- Contents
- 40
- Pages
- 400
- Suggested Grades
- 1st - 12th
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Copyright
- 1998
Contents
- 1 The Mechanics of Movement
- 1a Introduction
- 1b The Inclined Plane
- 1c Levers
- 1d The Wheel & Axle
- 1e Gears & Belts
- 1f Cams & Cranks
- 1g Pulleys
- 1h Screws
- 1i Rotating Wheels
- 1j Springs
- 1k Friction
- 2 Harnessing The Elements
- 2a Introduction
- 2b Floating
- 2c Flying
- 2d Pressure Power
- 2e Exploiting Heat
- 2f Nuclear Power
- 3 Working With Waves
- 3a Introduction
- 3b Light & Images
- 3c Photography
- 3d Printing
- 3e Sound & Music
- 3f Telecommunications
- 4 Electricity & Automation
- 4a Introduction
- 4b Electricity
- 4c Magnetism
- 4d Sensors & Detectors
- 5 The Digital Domain
- 5a Chapter One - Making Bits
- 5b Chapter Two - Storing Bits
- 5c Chapter Three - Processing Bits
- 5d Chapter Four - Sending Bits
- 5e Chapter Five - Using Bits
- 5f Chapter Five - Digital Systems
- 5g Epilog
- 6 Eureka! The Invention of Machines
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