The everyday workings of machines : how machines work, from toasters and trains to hovercrafts and robots / Steve Martin ; illustrated by Valpuri Kerttula.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Steve, 1962 October 18- author.

Contributor:

Kerttula, Valpuri, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machinery--Juvenile literature.

Machinery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brighton, England : Ivy Kids, [2020]

Summary:

Full of fascinating information and colorful graphics the pages reveal the science behind how many of today's machines work.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

A World of Machines

Household Machines Toasters and Toilets

At the Mall Escalators and Barcode Scanners

The Car How to Start and How to Stop

In the Air From the Wings to the Engines

Over and Under the Sea Hovercrafts and Submarines

Machines that Turn Wind Turbines and Tidal Turbines

Measuring Machines Thermometers and Scales

Machines to Help You See X-Ray Machines and Microscopes

Machines and Sound Microphones, Speakers, and Cell Phones

Trains From Steam to Electric

Machines that Move Without Fuel Bicycles and Wheelbarrows

At School Staplers and Scissors

Keeping It Cool Refrigerators and Air Conditioning

Warming it Up Radiators and Microwave Ovens

Machines for Fun Radio-Controlled Toys and Pogo Sticks

Machines to Keep You Safe Smoke Alarms and Door Locks

Machines Up High From Tower Cranes to Mobile Cranes

The Big One The Large Hadron Collider

Robots Mars Rovers and Machines that make Machines

Glossary

Further Reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7112-5428-1

OCLC:

1201804341