02494 a2200301 4500 BJBSDDR 20250307150014.0 ta 250305s2019 nyu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780785837404 078583740X DLC eng eng T 15 H847 2019 How things work : an illustrated guide to the mechanics in the world around us / [Editorial coordination, Emilio López] New York, NY : Chartwell Books, 2019. 255 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. Includes index Transportation Everyday technology Architecture Communication Energy Food industry Science Space exploration Ancient civilizations -Machines of war Have you ever looked at a car and wondered how it worked? Maybe an airplane piqued your curiosity, or the arches of a particular building, or maybe a piece of technology that you handle daily, such as your phone? Objects, history, places, processes ... all fall under the umbrella of "thing." Learn about how these things developed over time and how they impacted the course of human development. From ancient chariots of war, to the telegraph, to the technologies of the future, learn about the mechanics of the world around us. With full color cross sections, this new and revised version of How Things Work updates readers on questions of the ever-evolving world around us. More than 100 "things" are dissected so that one can examine the inner workings from milk production to touch screens. The book is broken categorically into ten sections (Ancient Civilizations, Architecture, Communication, Energy, Everyday Technology, Food Industry, Machines of War, Science, Space Exploration, Transportation), readers are given a complete education on the mechanics of the world around them. Each chapter has eleven subjects that are dissected through diagrams and cross sections with cut away images to show what is really under the surface of each item and process. A thematic index at the end allows one to easily locate all items of interest. The world is a complex and confusing place. How Things Work does its best to bring down the confusion a little bit. Invenciones 3167 Ciencia 563 Biotecnología 11854 Tecnología y civilización 595 López, Emilio, 1968- 40976 editor lcc BK sba 122921 122921 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-03-05 0 T 15 H847 2019 00000188167 2025-03-05 00:00:00 1 2025-03-05 BK