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National Geographic's how things work : everyday technology explained / by Langone, John,1929-2006.; National Geographic Society (U.S.);

Subjects: Technology; Inventions;

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How things work : everyday technology explained / by Langone, John,1929-2006.(CARDINAL)147157; Langone, John,1929-2006.National Geographic's how things work.;

At home : Cooking -- Refrigerators -- Vacuum cleaners -- Washers & dryers -- Home heating & cooling -- Hand tools -- Clocks -- Lightbulbs.Building : Skyscrapers -- Elements of construction -- Elevators & escalators -- Tunnels -- Bridges.Entertainment : Making music -- Sending signals -- Radio -- Digitized music -- Television -- Video games -- Cameras -- Motion pictures -- Roller coasters -- Fireworks.Health & medicine : Endoscopy -- Implants -- Imaging -- Monitors -- Drugs -- Laser surgery.Information : Fiber optics & DSL -- Cell phones -- Satellite communications -- Printing presses -- Photocopiers -- Calculators -- Inside computers -- The Internet -- Bar codes & scanners -- The Stock Exchange.Manufacturing : Agriculture -- Biotechnology -- Aquaculture -- Hydroponics -- Steelmaking -- Coal mining -- Oil processing -- Industrial robotics.Materials : Synthetic fibers -- Incredible fabrics -- Sewing & weaving -- Glassmaking -- Plastics -- Papermaking -- Recycling.Other worlds : Lenses -- Night vision -- Microscopes -- Telescopes -- Space telescopes.Power & energy : Power stations -- Hydroelectricity -- Alternative power -- Nuclear power -- Fusion.Transportation : Automobiles -- Alternative fuels -- Bicycles -- Trains -- Electric & high-speed trains -- How boats stay afloat -- Sailboats -- Submersibles -- Principles of flight -- Propellers & jet engines -- Helicopters -- Super- & hypersonic planes.

Subjects: Technology; Inventions;

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The New How Things Work : Everyday technology explained / by Langone, John,1929-2006.(CARDINAL)147157; Langone, John,1929-2006.National Geographic's how things work.;

Includes bibliographical references (page 266) and index.At home: running the house -- Power and energy -- Building and buildings -- Transportation -- Agriculture -- Fabrics and fibers -- Entertainment -- Mining and manufacturing -- Health and medicine -- Information and communication -- Other worlds: near and far -- Glossary -- Illustration credits -- Additional reading and acknowledgements -- Index -- Staff credits and about the author.The New How Things Work updates the original with informative coverage of the objects and ideas that are changing our everyday lives, from DVDs and MP3 music files to plasma screen televisions and wireless internet technology.While most of us are curious about the inner workings of gadgets and machines, we often feel intimidated in our efforts to really understand them. The New How Things Work, a fascinating and clearly written and illustrated volume, uses anecdotal information to help readers understand the mechanisms and principals behind technological wonders, painlessly folding in the basic scientific principles that make each of them work.With chapters including Home, Buildings and Building, Power and Energy, Transportation, Entertainment, Manufacturing, and Tools of Medicine, the book covers every important technological category, focusing on familiar items such as clocks and locks, planes and trains, elevators and escalators, and the not-so-familiar-"smart" clothes and buildings, laser surgery, and DNA manipulation.Like David Macaulay's classic The Way Things Work and Bill Bryson's recent bestseller, A Short History of Nearly Everything, this eminently browsable book presents ideas and concepts in clear, concise language. The text, which is organized into stand-alone spreads, is lavishly illustrated with more than 400 photographs, technical drawings, diagrams, and sidebar concepts that visually reinforce the science explained in the text. National Geographic's The New How Things Work is a comprehensive reference that will satisfy the curious and educate the perplexed. If you are curious about everyday gadgets, machines, tools, even industrial and medical processes, you'll find the answers you've always wanted in The New How Things Work.

Subjects: Simmonds, Martha; Simmons, Elizabeth,; Technology; Inventions; Technologie; Inventions;

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