A New York Times Bestseller
FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENTS: 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. 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. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the
latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific
principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if
rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.
An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along
with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. 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.