How things work

9780895776945
0895776944

192 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Includes index

Contents: Introduction (pages6)
The home laboratory (pages8)
Building circuits (pages10)
The basics of machines. What drives machines? (pages14)
Turbines (pages16)
Combustion engines (pages18)
Propellers and jets (pages20)
Rockets (pages22)
Batteries (pages24)
Electric motors and generators (pages26)
Levers (pages28)
Gears and screws (pages30)
Pulleys (pages32)
Bearings and lubrication (pages34)
Valves (pages36)
Pumps (pages38)
Hydraulics and pneumatics (pages40)
Automatic machines (pages42)
Construction and buildings. Shelter and service (pages46)
Foundations (pages48)
Walls and floors (pages50)
Roofs (pages52)
Electricity supply (pages54)
Heating system (pages58)
Escalators (pages60)
Skyscrapers (pages62)
Dams (pages64)
Bridges (pages66)
Oil rigs 1 (pages68)
Oil rigs 2 (pages70)
Contents (cont.): Household machines. Help in the home (pages74)
Stoves and toasters (pages76)
Refrigerators and thermos bottles (pages78)
Washing machines and dishwashers (pages80)
Weighing machines (pages82)
Fire extinguishers and aerosol sprays (pages84)
Burglar alarms and smoke detectors (pages86)
Locks (pages88)
Clocks (pages90)
Sewing machines (pages92)
Transport. Farther and faster (pages96)
Trains (pages98)
Cars 1 (pages100)
Cars 2 (pages102)
Ships and boats (pages104)
Submersibles (pages106)
Aircraft 1 (pages108)
Aircraft 2 (pages110)
Helicopters (pages112)
Autopilot (pages114)
Leisure. Play and pleasure (pages118)
Sunglasses (pages120)
Kites (pages122)
Metal detectors (pages124)
Aqualungs (pages126)
Contents (cont.): Wind instruments (pages128)
String instruments (pages130)
Percussion instruments (pages132)
Cameras (pages134)
Cinema 1 (pages136)
Cinema 2 (pages138)
Microphones and loudspeakers (pages140)
Amplifiers (pages142)
Sound recording (pages144)
Radio (pages146)
Television 1 (pages148)
Television 2 (pages150)
Information technology. The electronic age (pages154)
Photocopiers (pages156)
Telephones (pages158)
Fax machines (pages160)
Computer systems (pages162)
Computer keyboard (pages164)
Bar-code reader and mouse (pages166)
Microchip (pages168)
Computer memory (pages170)
Processing unit (pages172)
Computer program (pages174)
Computer display and printer (pages176)
Homebuilt computer 1 (pages178)
Homebuilt computer 2 (pages180)
Glossary (pages182)
Index (pages188)
Acknowledgments (P.192)

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