Millennium Silver Classics: the New Way Things Work (Eyewitness Guides: Millennium Silver Classics)
By David Macaulay.
Description
Did you know that the principle behind the zip fastener also governed the building of the pyramids? Did you know that the dentist's drill is a direct descendant of the first windmill? Did you realise that for a computer to carry out complex tasks, it first has to convert information into simple numerical codes? These are some of the fascinating connections made by David Macaulay in this accessible guide to the workings of machines. Employing all the skills of imagination and draughtsmanship that have brought him a prize-winning international reputation, David Macaulay has created, and ...
ISBN(s)
0751345326, 9780751345322
