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The Way Things Work

The Way Things Work

by David Macaulay

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

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TechnologyPopular worksApparatuurMachinesWerkingLong Now Manual for Civilization

About the author

David Macaulay
David Macaulay

2 December 1946

David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988) and The New Way Things Work (1998). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books. Macaulay was a 2006 recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Program award and received the Caldecott Medal in 1991 for Black and White (1990). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Macaulay

Author

David Macaulay

Pages

384

Read time

≈ 10h

Editions

26

Languages

English, Chinese, Spanish

Publisher

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd

ISBN

9780751316902

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