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How Technology Works: The Facts Visually Explained

How Technology Works: The Facts Visually Explained

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  • Create Date：2021-05-12 07:52:27
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：D.K. Publishing
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Summary

Have you ever asked yourself how the inventions， gadgets， and devices that surround us actually work？ Discover the hidden workings of everyday technology with this graphic guide。

How Technology Works demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going， from simple objects such as zip fasteners and can openers to the latest， most sophisticated devices of the information age， including smart watches， personal digital assistants， and driverless cars。 It includes inventions that have changed the course of history， like the internal combustion engine， as well as technologies that might hold the key to our future survival， including solar cells and new kinds of farming to feed a growing population。

All the way through the book， step-by-step explanations are supported by simple and original graphics that take devices apart and show you how they work。 The opening chapter explains principles that underpin lots of devices - from basic mechanics to electricity to digital technology。 From there on， devices are grouped by application - such as the home， transport， and computing - making them easy to find and placing similar devices side by side。

How Technology Works is perfect for anyone who didn't have a training in STEM subjects at school or is simply curious about how the modern world works。

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Reviews

Heidi ，

Very broad range and scope。 Current and accurate。

Grant Keegan ，

In terms of usefulness and satisfying my curiosity， How Technology Works: The Facts Visually Explained is probably one of the best books I've read。 This amazingly illustrated guide serves as a showcase of the engineering that drives pretty much all the technology that we use in our day-to-day lives。This is the first book I have read in the wonderful "The Facts Visually Explained" series from DK， and I appreciate a lot how well made these books are。 It presents very complex things in a way that a In terms of usefulness and satisfying my curiosity， How Technology Works: The Facts Visually Explained is probably one of the best books I've read。 This amazingly illustrated guide serves as a showcase of the engineering that drives pretty much all the technology that we use in our day-to-day lives。This is the first book I have read in the wonderful "The Facts Visually Explained" series from DK， and I appreciate a lot how well made these books are。 It presents very complex things in a way that anyone can understand。 The book is divided in 9 different sections that each cover technology from Power， communication networks， computing all the way to the latest cutting-edge inventions。 My mind was blown in several occasions， especially when I learned something new about technologies that I took for granted。I can't recommend this book enough。 If you are in any branch of engineering this is a great guide to have in your shelf。 I found a lot of value in it and I was amazed at how as a human species we have managed to accomplish so many things with only our intuition and our knowledge of physics and science。Final Score: 92/100For more reviews and other cool stuff follow me on:▶️ YouTube - https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCpWC。。。📷 Instagram - https://instagram。com/grantkeeganoffi。。。🐦 Twitter - https://twitter。com/gkeeganofficial 。。。more

Jeremy Garces ，

rip my engineering dreams

Antonio ，

If you， like me， have ever felt that Clarke's third law -"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"- makes your world full of the worst kind of magic， then this book is a must-read。There are too many things that we do not understand， and technology moves so fast that it is difficult to keep track， but in reading this book you will come to a better understanding of how very simple principles （although sometimes not so simple ones too）， when cleverly applied， can make i If you， like me， have ever felt that Clarke's third law -"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"- makes your world full of the worst kind of magic， then this book is a must-read。There are too many things that we do not understand， and technology moves so fast that it is difficult to keep track， but in reading this book you will come to a better understanding of how very simple principles （although sometimes not so simple ones too）， when cleverly applied， can make incredible machines - and our lives easier。 。。。more

William Schram ，

Have you ever looked at a sink and wondered where all that water comes from or where it goes？ How do they get rid of the waste in it？ What is Horsepower？ How do they take fossil fuel and make it into something a car can use？ These questions and more haunt my life。 I was blessed as a child with something called Curiosity; I wanted to know everything there was to know。 Now I know that this is impossible to achieve， so I have to be satisfied with just knowing a few things。 However， these are import Have you ever looked at a sink and wondered where all that water comes from or where it goes？ How do they get rid of the waste in it？ What is Horsepower？ How do they take fossil fuel and make it into something a car can use？ These questions and more haunt my life。 I was blessed as a child with something called Curiosity; I wanted to know everything there was to know。 Now I know that this is impossible to achieve， so I have to be satisfied with just knowing a few things。 However， these are important things to know。 Why wouldn’t you want to know how your phone knows its position in space？ Plumbing and the technologies that support it may not be glamorous， but they are essential for a comfortable life。 Practically anything you may have ever looked at could be explored in this book。 From municipal power and water stations to batteries。 The book contains little pictures and small amounts of text on everything you can think of being covered。 Even something as common as the wheel is explored。 With the idea of friction and forces， it is easy to understand。 Now， the book isn’t completely focused on only technology。 For sure， your laptop or smartphone is a marvelous device， but it isn’t the only thing that is covered in this book。 Bicycles， how do they stand？ Fluoridation of drinking water， why is it done？ What is the difference between a two-stroke and a four-stroke engine？ How does the gasoline in my gas tank make my car move？ What systems does that require？ What is Radar used for？ All this and more is answered。Along the way， we find the ingenuity of humanity and how solutions were discovered。 The sheer amount of engineering that goes into making a train safe is just mind-boggling to me。 For example， airplanes fly at altitudes of 30000 feet。 That is higher than Mount Everest。 For that to be feasible， a source of air must be pumped in from the engines， or else everyone on board would suffocate。 Along the way， we are treated to other tidbits of information。 For example， could you imagine being stuck in an airplane for 17 hours？ That would be terrible， but if you schedule a flight from New York to Singapore， you could take part in that apparently。Anyway， this book is really good for a person who is curious as to how everything works。 Like I mentioned， the illustrations are colorful and informative。 The text enhances the experience and goes into little segues。 The book is organized in a manner that I don’t understand。 It goes like this; Power， Transportation， Materials and Construction， the Home， Sound and Vision， Computer， Communications， Farming and Food， and Medical technology。 。。。more

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