How Things Work

by Chris Oxlade

Find out about the technological breakthroughs and brilliant inventions that have shaped the modern world
Investigate the science behind everyday life - from cameras and computers to communication and transportation
Fantastic full-colour photographs and illuminating illustrations are combined with lively, fact-filled text
More than 100 do-it-yourself experiments and model-making projects help to explain exactly how things work

512 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

About the author

Chris Oxlade is the best-selling author of more than 150 non-fiction books, most of them explaining complex scientific ideas and modern technology to young readers in readable text.