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T.J. Resler

How Things Work: Then and Now Hardback Book

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At a Glance
Past, present, future exploration
Full-color diagrams and photos
Meet real scientists and innovators
Basic and deep-dive explanations
Hardback, 208 illustrated pages
Description

Travel back in time and into the notsodistant future to dissect, explore, and discover how all kinds of things do what they do! Along the way, youll learn why cotton candy is so fluffy, how scientists built a space suit for Mars, and what goes into animating your favorite cartoons.Look inside, take it apart, turn it over, and figure out how things work! Quippy descriptions, fullcolor diagrams, and brilliant photographs make even the most intimidating subjects completely accessibleand totally fun! (Were looking at you, space robots.) For every explanation, we touch on basic principles and then dive deeper. Just want to know what terraforming is? Weve got you covered. Want to know how to terraform, say, Mars? Well explain that, too.But this book isnt just for explaining things. Well also introduce you to the dreamers, scientists, and innovators who create this amazing stuff. Youll meet a NASA engineer, an underwater archaeologist, and a chocolate scientist. Youll learn what its like to fly a plane into the eye of a hurricaneon purpose. Following on the success of National Geographics How Things Work and How Things Work Inside Out, How Things Work Then and Now tackles a whole new batch of extraordinary and everyday thingsfrom manmade to natural, historic to futuristic.

SKU: M9781426331664
Product Details & Care

Binding: Hardback;208 pages; Publisher: National Geographic Kids; Classification: YFP; Weight: 1382 g; Dimensions: 239 x 309 x 22

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