The Random House Book of how Things WorkRandom House, 1991 - 157 páginas Illus. with full-color art and diagrams. "Capitalizing on humankind's innate curiosity, Parker examines over 300 everyday machines, mechanisms, and processes through visually appealing illustrations and diagrams. This colorful work concisely details how individual machines and processes, from zippers and helicopters to gas pumps and mobile phones, operate. An instructive, entertaining book that will enrich science and technology study."-- "Booklist." "A must for every science class."-- "Appraisal." |
Contenido
HAIR DRIER TOILET TANK FLUORESCENT LIGHT | 14 |
LOCOMOTIVE BUFFERS SIGNALS RAIL NETWORK | 36 |
JUMBO JET WING CONTROL SURFACES CONTROL | 48 |
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Términos y frases comunes
angles animals Archimedes screw Autocarrier ball Bimetallic strip blades blood body bones brake cables camera carbon dioxide chemical circuit coil colors combustion Cooling cylinder device Diaphragm Diesel drill bit drum electric current electric motor electrical signals Electromagnet electrons energy engine fibers film flows fluid force gases gear glass heat Heater element hydraulic hydrofoil inside internal combustion engine laser beam LASER SCALPEL lens lever lift light rays liquid load locomotive lungs machine MAGLEV TRAIN magnetic field metal mirror mixture molten moves MOVIE MOVIE PROJECTOR muscles nerve OPTICAL FIBER OTOSCOPE oxygen pipes plate POWER STATION pressure printing Prism produced propeller pull pump pushes radio RHEOSTAT road wheel roller rotating rotor satellite screen screw SEED DRILL shape sound waves speed spin spring steam substance surface switch teeth TELEVISION temperature tower tube tunnel turbine turns valve vibrations wire