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Photographs and text explore the many aspects of the science and art of making and using things.
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Table of Contents
What is technology?
Transforming materials
Cutting materials
What are metals?
Using metals
Shaping metals
Joining things together
Tension and compression
Building structures
Wood
Plastics
Composite materials
Measurements
Ingenious mechanisms
The factory
Heat engines
Mass production
Domestic lives
The technology of the car
Farming
Taste and smell
Personal communication
Using color
Concept and design
Electronics and computing
Medical matters
Discovering usefulness
Technology and nature
Looking to the future.
Edition Notes
"Discover the ways technology has transformed everyday life--from the largest structures to the smallest electronic devices"--Cover.
"Copyright 1995 Dorling Kindersley Limited. This edition copyright 2000 ... Published in the United States by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc ... New York, NY"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
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