Theodore Gray has become a household name among fans, both young and old, of popular science and mechanics with his bestselling trilogy of books: The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions. In How Things Work, he explores the mechanical underpinnings of dozens of types of machines, from the cotton gin to the wristwatch to an industrial loom, and shares his deep, firsthand appreciation and knowledge of the world's most essential mechanical systems. Filled with stunning original photographs by Nick Mann, How Things Work is a must-have exploration of stuff-large and small-for any builder, maker or lover of mechanical things.
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Weight: 1080g
Dimensions: 258 x 254mm
Publication Date: 05 May 2022
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780316445443
About Theodore Gray
Theodore Gray is the author of The Elements Molecules and Reactions as well as Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science. He is the creator of the bestselling iPad apps Elements and Molecules which have both been named App of the Week by Apple and was the director of Disney Animated (also honored by Apple as iPad App of the Year). Gray appeared onstage with Steve Jobs several times in his capacity as a software creator. He also co-founded Wolfram Research Inc. makers of the widely used software Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha website. He lives in Urbana Illinois.Nick Mann is a photographer specializing in taking beautiful photos of inanimate objects on black backgrounds. His other work includes The Elements Molecules and Reactions. Originally of Urbana Illinois he lives in Champaign Illinois.