The Way Things Work: Newly Revised Edition: The Ultimate Guide to How Things Work

As seen on CBS News Sunday Morning.

Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates his worldwide bestseller to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. What possible link could there be between parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all!

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 blocks of the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces recent technological developments, from touchscreens to 3D printers. 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.

A New York Times Bestseller

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 2 May 2023
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0544824385
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0544824386
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 kg
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 – 17 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.44 x 3.18 x 27.64 cm
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 and up