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Macaulay, David.

The new way things work / - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., �1998. - 400 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Rev. and updated ed. of: The way things work, 1988. Includes index.

The mechanics of movement -- Harnessing the elements -- Working with waves -- Electricity & automation -- The digital domain -- The invention of machines -- Technical terms -- Index.

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.

ISBN: 0395938473 9780395938478

LCCN: 98014224

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Technology--Popular works.
Technology.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Popular Works.

LC Class. No.: T47 / .M18 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 600