01994nam a2200253 a 4500001000400000003000500004005001700009008004100026020002800067040005500095082001200150245005900162264004200221264001100263300005800274336002100332337002500353338002300378500002100401505025400422520100000676650003201676650003201708802MYCC20260722141906.0260722s2019    enka   g      001 0 eng d  a9780241356289qhardback  aUKMGBbengerdacUKMGBdOCLCOdOCLCFdSINLB dMYCC04223a60000aHow Technology Works :bThe Facts Visually Explained.  1aLondon : bDorling Kindersley,c2019. 1c©2019  a255 pages :billustrations (chiefly colours) ;c24 cm  2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated  2rdacarrieravolume  aIncludes index. 0 aPower technology -- Transportation technology -- Materials and construction technology -- Technology in the home -- Sound and vision technology -- Computer technology -- Communications technology -- Farming and food technology -- Medical technology.  a"How Technology Works demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going, from simple objects such as zip fasteners and can openers to the latest, most sophisticated devices of the information age, including smartwatches, personal digital assistants, and driverless cars. It includes inventions that have changed the course of history, like the internal combustion engine, as well as technologies that might hold the key to our future survival, including solar cells and new kinds of farming to feed a growing population. Throughout the book, step-by-step explanations are supported by simple and original graphics that take devices apart and show you how they work. The opening chapter explains principles that underpin lots of devices, from basic mechanics to electricity to digital technology. From there, devices are grouped by application-such as the home, transportation, and computing-making them easy to find and placing similar devices side by side" -- publisher's description. 0aTechnologyvPopular works.  0aEngineeringvPopular works.