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Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.
An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all.
Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.
An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all.
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"This has turned out to be a fantastic book for my 7th grader. In a time when schools are struggling to teach STEM and are constrained by teaching via COMMON CORE, this book really fills the gap to explain how physics, mechanics, electronics and technology really works. It starts with the basics on a variety of topics (ex. gears, why we use them, how they work) then continues to add information and complexity with great examples of how the topic is used in everyday life. My first grader really likes the anecdotal stories, while my 7th grader uses the book as a supplement to his Automation and Robotics class.
In a world where fewer kids in Junior High and High School really seem to understand how and why things work in their daily lives, this book is a great way to introduce and explain critical STEM topics.
I highly recommend this book."
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The Way Things Work Now David Macaulay Books Reviews
- I'm unusually attached to this book I laid my hands on the earlier edition as a very young child, and it probably shaped my interests more than anything else - ultimately setting me on a very interesting and rewarding life path. I've gotten the 1998 edition for my eldest son when he was perhaps four, and it's been his favorite for many years now.
In the end, "The Way Things Work" is quite simply spectacular, packed with information about the world around us, funny, accessible, and inspiring. While there are one or two illustrations that aren't as clear as they should have been, and a minor error creeps up here and there, it's still a magnificent piece of work born out of true passion and skill. If you have a technically inclined young kid, chances are, you will not regret buying them this.
As for the updated 2016 edition compared to the 1998 version, the changes are incremental but fairly substantial, with a treatment of e-paper displays, digital cameras, accelerometers, and so on. Some of this may make you nostalgic - say, a mechanically simpler optical mouse takes place of the rolling ball design - but overall, it's a much-needed and worthwhile reboot. - I learned this edition of the book on a NPR interview with the author recently and immediately placed a pre-sale order on . It arrived the 3rd day after it went on sales. These days while everything and anything can be found online through Google or Bing search by a few keywords, knowledge and information seem cheap and vast, but rarely pure and condensed like what are provided in this book. Turning the pages, there are beautifully hand-drawn schematics and pictures to illustrate how things around us work, clear and simple,complimented with easy-to-understand English to explain in details what's not covered by drawings.The book covers wide range of topics from how a key works to what makes a scanner ticking. It explains extremely well the physics, mechanical engineering, electronics, etc in things that surround our modern daily life. No question about it, such book should be had by every family, every school library, or everywhere education, especially STEM education, is in need. Oh, yeah, it is also entertaining and artistically appealing.
- I have all of his books, but this one seems to be very, very technical. Much more geared to middle or high school -- or adults who are already technically inclined. Seems like he lost the fun on the original book. I will continue to use the previous version for my students.
- This book is "Fantastic"! I bought it to give to my grand daughter for her 8th birthday. This book I bought the "original" about 30 yrs ago for my children when they were small. The Way Things Work (Now) is cooler than the original. There's a "wooly mamoth" as one of the caricatures used to illustrate. It's great for all ages 8 and over I think..........
- I had a copy of the original 'Way things Work' when I was a wee one and now that I have kids of my own I broke it out to show them only to find it water damaged! So you can imagine how happy I was to find that not only is it still in print (and affordable!) but updated to cover the technology my girls see around them today.
I loved David Macaulay growing up, his City and Castle are still on my bookshelf and it's amazing to see he's still going putting out new books with as much wit and charm as the ones I remember.
What's more amazing is how much my little girls love this book. Each night when I ask them to pick bedtime stories they pull down the 'Machine Book' and carry it to bed, even though it's a bit too heavy for them to carry! The tradition continues! - This has turned out to be a fantastic book for my 7th grader. In a time when schools are struggling to teach STEM and are constrained by teaching via COMMON CORE, this book really fills the gap to explain how physics, mechanics, electronics and technology really works. It starts with the basics on a variety of topics (ex. gears, why we use them, how they work) then continues to add information and complexity with great examples of how the topic is used in everyday life. My first grader really likes the anecdotal stories, while my 7th grader uses the book as a supplement to his Automation and Robotics class.
In a world where fewer kids in Junior High and High School really seem to understand how and why things work in their daily lives, this book is a great way to introduce and explain critical STEM topics.
I highly recommend this book. - I bought this for a 13 year old for christmas. It explains basic laws and principles in a fun and interesting way. I started reading the book before christmas and cold not put it down. It has great art work, and diagrams. I would recommend to anyone who is intrigued by the engineered world around them.
- I had the original version of this book when I was a kid and I LOVED it. I've always been curious about how things work the way they do, and why. I bought this new, updated version for my 6 year old nephew and already he's poured over several major concepts like how cell phones work, how bullets work, and how escalators work. It was SO much fun to flip through the pages and giggle at the little cavemen and mammoths pulling levels and rocks to make things go. An excellent book for any highly curious brainy kids in your world <3
