Field Guide to Household Technology

Field Guide to Household Technology
Ed Sobey, Ed Sobey
Locate

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list


Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
July 18, 2022 | History

Field Guide to Household Technology

Illustrating how a fire alarm detects smoke and what the “plasma” is in a plasma screen television, this fascinating handbook explains how everyday household devices function and operate. More than 180 different household technologies are covered, including gadgets unique to apartment buildings and houseboats. Devices are grouped according to their "habitats"—the living room, family room, den, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and basement—and feature a detailed description of what the device does and how it works, as well as a photograph for easy identification. With helpful sidebars describing related technical issues, such as why a cheap dimmer switch can interfere with radio reception, this handbook for curious readers provides carefully detailed descriptions and the history behind many of the older household technologies like toasters and faucets to newer technologies like motion detectors, TiVo, and satellite radio.

Publish Date
Language
English

Buy this book

Edition Availability
Cover of: A Field Guide to Household Technology
A Field Guide to Household Technology
2009, Chicago Review Press
eBook in English
Cover of: Field Guide to Household Technology
Field Guide to Household Technology
2007, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Field Guide to Household Technology
Field Guide to Household Technology
2007, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Field Guide to Household Technology
Field Guide to Household Technology
2007, Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
in English

Add another edition?

Book Details


The Physical Object

Pagination
253

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL38717515M
ISBN 13
9781306051941

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15180544W

Source records

Better World Books record

Community Reviews (0)

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
July 18, 2022 Created by ImportBot Imported from Better World Books record