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Marshall Brain′s How Stuff Works is a lavish, full–color, highly visual resource for those with hungry minds who crave an understanding of the way things work around them–from submarine ships to digital technology to toilets!
With over 1,000 full–color illustrations and photos showing step–by–step images of how stuff works, these easy–to–understand explanations cover the most popular and interesting subject areas, including Technology, Science, Health, Fitness, Transportation, and more! Sample topics include: How CDs Work, How Car Engines Work, and How Nuclear Radiation and Power Work.
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From the award–winning Web site visited by more than 2.5 million people every month comes How Stuff Works, the definitive guide to the inner workings of everyday items. In this fun and infinitely informative guide, Marshall Brain and staff of "stuff" experts at HowStuffWorks, Inc. unravel the mysteries of more than 135 intriguing topics. You′ll be fascinated by the world around you!
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Marshall Brain′s How Stuff Works is a lavish, full–color, highly visual resource for those with hungry minds who crave an understanding of the way things work around them–from submarine ships to digital technology to toilets!
With over 1,000 full–color illustrations and photos showing step–by–step images of how stuff works, these easy–to–understand explanations cover the most popular and interesting subject areas, including Technology, Science, Health, Fitness, Transportation, and more! Sample topics include: How CDs Work, How Car Engines Work, and How Nuclear Radiation and Power Work.
From the Inside Flap
From the award–winning Web site visited by more than 2.5 million people every month comes How Stuff Works, the definitive guide to the inner workings of everyday items. In this fun and infinitely informative guide, Marshall Brain and staff of "stuff" experts at HowStuffWorks, Inc. unravel the mysteries of more than 135 intriguing topics. You′ll be fascinated by the world around you!
In Marshall Brain′s trademark easy–to–understand language, complemented by beautiful full–color illustrations, you′ll discover the basic mechanisms behind everything from toasters to turbochargers, dieting to DVD players, and cell phones to submarines.
Technology and scientific principles are all around you: whether in the chips needed to execute commands on your computer, or in determining how many calories you need to burn in order to lose five pounds. This exciting book explains—in a way you can easily grasp—how technology is a part of everyday life.
How Stuff Works contains:
- More than 135 articles written in Marshall Brain′s award–winning style
- Hundreds of original color drawings that illuminate the incisive text
- "Cool Facts," "Did You Know?," and "And Another Thing..." sidebars that give you extra, insider information
- Color photographs
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If you have ever flown on a 747, you know that it is a gigantic, extraordinary machine. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
If you have ever flown on a 747, you know that it is a gigantic, extraordinary machine. Read the first page
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