An edition of The Way Things Work (1988)

The New Way Things Work

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An edition of The Way Things Work (1988)

The New Way Things Work

  • 4.2 (9 ratings)
  • 176 Want to read
  • 8 Currently reading
  • 13 Have read

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
400

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The New Way Things Work
The New Way Things Work
1998, Houghton Mifflin Co.
in English
Cover of: The Way Things Work
The Way Things Work
1992, Colour Library Books, DORLING KINDERSLEY
in English
Cover of: The way things work
The way things work
1988, Houghton Mifflin
in English
Cover of: The way things work
The way things work
1988, Houghton Mifflin
in English

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Edition Notes

This is a 1998 revision of "The Way Things Work". Includes new material on computers & digital technology.

Superseded by the 2016 revision: "The Way Things Work Now"

Published in
Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
600
Library of Congress
T47 .M18 1998, T47.M18 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
400 p. :
Number of pages
400

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL354492M
Internet Archive
newwaythingswork00maca
ISBN 10
0395938473
LCCN
98014224
LibraryThing
28719
Goodreads
109533

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15130328W

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