How Things Work 2nd Edition

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 078583740X

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How Things Work 2nd Edition by Anonim Pdf

Have you ever looked at a car and wondered how it worked? Maybe an airplane piqued your curiosity, or the arches of a particular building, or maybe a piece of technology that you handle daily, such as your phone? Objects, history, places, processes... all fall under the umbrella of "thing." Learn about how these things developed over time and how they impacted the course of human development. From ancient chariots of war, to the telegraph, to the technologies of the future, learn about the mechanics of the world around us. With full color cross sections, this new and revised version of How Things Work updates readers on questions of the ever-evolving world around us. More than 100 "things" are dissected so that one can examine the inner workings from milk production to touch screens. The book is broken categorically into ten sections (Ancient Civilizations, Architecture, Communication, Energy, Everyday Technology, Food Industry, Machines of War, Science, Space Exploration, Transportation), readers are given a complete education on the mechanics of the world around them. Each chapter has eleven subjects that are dissected through diagrams and cross sections with cut away images to show what is really under the surface of each item and process. A thematic index at the end allows one to easily locate all items of interest. The world is a complex and confusing place. How Things Work does it's best to bring down the confusion a little bit.

Author : Theodore Gray
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 1197 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780316445450

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How Things Work by Theodore Gray Pdf

Million-copy bestselling author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions Theodore Gray applies his trademark mix of engaging stories, real-time experiments, and stunning photography to the inner workings of machines, big and small, revealing the extraordinary science, beauty, and rich history of everyday things. Theodore Gray has become a household name among fans, both young and old, of popular science and mechanics. He's an incorrigible tinkerer with a constant curiosity for how things work. Gray's readers love how he always brings the perfect combination of know-how, humor, and daring-do to every project or demonstration, be it scientific or mechanical.In How Things Work he explores the mechanical underpinnings of dozens of types of machines and mechanisms, from the cotton gin to the wristwatch to an industrial loom. Filled with stunning original photographs in Gray's inimitable style, How Things Work is a must-have exploration of stuff--large and small--for any builder, maker or lover of mechanical things.

Author : Nancy Hiller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173221008X

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Making Things Work by Nancy Hiller Pdf

Author : John Langshaw Austin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 9780198245537

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How to Do Things with Words by John Langshaw Austin Pdf

This work sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts for at least the last ten years of his life. Starting from an exhaustive examination of his already well-known distinction between performative utterances and statements, Austin here finally abandons that distinction, replacing it with a more general theory of 'illocutionary forces' of utterances which has important bearings on a wide variety of philosophicalproblems.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780785835417

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How the Universe Works by Anonim Pdf

With beautiful visuals in the form of info-graphics, 3D illustrations, cutaways and renderings, How the Universe Works offers a tiny glimpse of the massive stretch of the universe.

Author : Louis A. Bloomfield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119013846

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How Things Work by Louis A. Bloomfield Pdf

How Things Work provides an accessible introduction to physics for the non-science student. Like the previous editions it employs everyday objects, with which students are familiar, in case studies to explain the most essential physics concepts of day-to-day life. Lou Bloomfield takes seemingly highly complex devices and strips away the complexity to show how at their heart are simple physics ideas. Once these concepts are understood, they can be used to understand the behavior of many devices encountered in everyday life. The sixth edition uses the power of WileyPLUS Learning Space with Orion to give students the opportunity to actively practice the physics concepts presented in this edition. This text is an unbound, three hole punched version. Access to WileyPLUS sold separately.

Author : Robert L. Goodman
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780071429245

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How Electronic Things Work... And What to do When They Don't by Robert L. Goodman Pdf

* The "Everypersons" guide to understanding and repairing common electronic devices--written for people who would ordinarily "call the shop" * Covers TVs, DVDs, CD-players, Audio tuners and receivers, speaker systems, radios, telephones, and FAXs, and more * Includes "Electronics 101" for true beginners * No technical background necessary--features easy-to-understand language and clear instructions * New chapters on wireless cellular phones and DVD systems

Author : Editors of Chartwell Books
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780785834397

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How the Earth Works by Editors of Chartwell Books Pdf

How the Earth Works explains with info-graphics, 3D illustrations and surprising cutaways, the function of thousands of organisms, natural systems and atmospheric systems, geographical and geological phenomena.

Author : Pierre Cormon
Publisher : Éditions Slatkine
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9782832106877

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Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners - 2nd edition by Pierre Cormon Pdf

If you need to learn quickly and efficiently about Switzerland, this essay is made for you Do you want to understand why the Swiss seem to spend their time voting on every imaginable issue? Why the housing shortage is so acute? Why Switzerland may be the only democratic country that has no majority and opposition? Why shops close so early? And you don’t want it explained in a scholarly way, as you are more interested in the spirit than in the letter? This is your book. A straight-to-the-point essay that will provide you with key elements to understand this small but complex country that is Switzerland !--StartFragment--EXTRAIT "“Who in the room knows the name of the Swiss president?” That’s the question I asked a group of three hundred expatriates living in Geneva area at the beginning of a “Swiss Politics for Dummies” seminar in June, 2009. Around 10 to 15% of them raised their hands. About what I’d expected. And certainly not a bad score: these were people curious about Swiss politics. Enough, at least, to sacrifice an entire evening to listen to a lecture about it. With another group, things could have been much worse. I don’t blame them. All the puzzled looks following my seemingly simple question reminded me of a ride on the Cairo underground a few years earlier. It was the final years of Hosni Mubarak era."!--EndFragment-- ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pierre Cormon is a journalist and writer from Geneva, as well as an active member of the expats network glocals.com. He has written three books of fiction, in French.

Author : Michael T. Nygard
Publisher : Pragmatic Bookshelf
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781680504521

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Release It! by Michael T. Nygard Pdf

A single dramatic software failure can cost a company millions of dollars - but can be avoided with simple changes to design and architecture. This new edition of the best-selling industry standard shows you how to create systems that run longer, with fewer failures, and recover better when bad things happen. New coverage includes DevOps, microservices, and cloud-native architecture. Stability antipatterns have grown to include systemic problems in large-scale systems. This is a must-have pragmatic guide to engineering for production systems. If you're a software developer, and you don't want to get alerts every night for the rest of your life, help is here. With a combination of case studies about huge losses - lost revenue, lost reputation, lost time, lost opportunity - and practical, down-to-earth advice that was all gained through painful experience, this book helps you avoid the pitfalls that cost companies millions of dollars in downtime and reputation. Eighty percent of project life-cycle cost is in production, yet few books address this topic. This updated edition deals with the production of today's systems - larger, more complex, and heavily virtualized - and includes information on chaos engineering, the discipline of applying randomness and deliberate stress to reveal systematic problems. Build systems that survive the real world, avoid downtime, implement zero-downtime upgrades and continuous delivery, and make cloud-native applications resilient. Examine ways to architect, design, and build software - particularly distributed systems - that stands up to the typhoon winds of a flash mob, a Slashdotting, or a link on Reddit. Take a hard look at software that failed the test and find ways to make sure your software survives. To skip the pain and get the experience...get this book.

Author : Richard Templar
Publisher : Pearson UK
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780273751144

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How to Get Things Done Without Trying Too Hard by Richard Templar Pdf

In this clever book, bestselling author Richard Templar delivers a collection of principles, tactics and techniques that will make sure things always get done, without you ever having to break a sweat or stay up into the small hours to do it. These pithy, self-contained ideas are so straightforward that you can even read the book itself without trying too hard.

Author : David Macaulay
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781328663108

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The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay Pdf

A New York Times Bestseller Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth. An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay explains them all.

Author : Mark Collins,Margaret Mary Kimmel
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780822987543

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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, 2nd Edition by Mark Collins,Margaret Mary Kimmel Pdf

Updated edition featuring a new foreword by David "Mr. McFeely" Newell. The pieces in this volume address the enduring influence and importance of Fred Roger's work in children's television. The contributors, representing a wide range of disciplines--art, psychology, medicine, social criticism, theology, music, and communications--include David Bianculli, Lynette Friedrick Cofer, Nancy E. Curry, Ellen Galinsky, Geroge Gerbner, William Guy, Lynn Johnson, Jeanne Marie Laskas, Susan Linn, Mary Rawson, Mark Shelton, Reoderick Townley, Paula Lawrence Wehmiller, and Eugenia Zukerman interviewing Yo-Yo Ma. Born in 1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Fred Rogers began his television career in 1951 at NBC. In 1954, he became program director for the newly founded WQED-TV in Pittsburgh, the first community-supported television station in the United States. From 1954 to 1961, Rogers and Josie Carey produced and performed in WQED's The Children's Corner, which became part of the the Saturday morning lineup on NBC in 1955 and 1956. It was after Fred Rogers was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963, with a special charge of serving children and their families through television, that he developed what became the award-winning PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Author : E. N. Corlett,John R. Wilson,NIGEL CORLETT
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995-10-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0748400834

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Evaluation of Human Work, 2nd Edition by E. N. Corlett,John R. Wilson,NIGEL CORLETT Pdf

Comprising a compendium of ergonomics methods and techniques, this text covers every aspect of human work. This edition provides a reworking of existing chapters on the framework and context of methodology, the observation of performance, task analysis, experimental and study design, data collection, product assessment, environmental assessments, measurement of work and the evaluation of work systems. New chapters cover topics including: the human-computer interface; computer-aided design; work stress; psychophysiological function; risk evaluation; fieldwork; and participatory work design.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0785832432

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How Things Work by Anonim Pdf

Have you ever looked at a car and wondered how it worked? Maybe an airplane piqued your curiosity, or a building, or a piece of everyday technology like your phone. With full color cross sections, How Things Work, finally answers these questions. More than 100 things are dissected so that one can examine the inner workings of things as diverse as a 3D printer or a television. The book is organized categorically into ten chapters, covering topics like Transportation, Architecture, Communication, and Ancient Civilizations. Each chapter has eleven subjects that are dissected through diagrams and cross sections. A thematic index at the end allows one to easily locate all items of interest. Learn about how these things developed over time and how they impacted the course of human development. From ancient chariots of war, to the telegraph, to the technologies of the future, learn about the mechanics of the world around us.