From a pair of pliers to cranes, wind turbines, power drills, this book strips the technicalities of machines right down to the basics. It shows how the simplest of devices and scientific principles form the basis of the most complex machines. Readers should be able to look at the working world around them with fresh understanding.Colour artworks show inside views and help explain the principles of wheels, pulleys, gears and levers, and practical experiments to do at home increase understanding, and reinforce the learning experience.
- ISBN10 0613962656
- ISBN13 9780613962650
- Publish Date 1 January 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 April 2021
- Imprint Turtleback Books
- Edition Turtleback School & Library ed.
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Language English