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An authoritative collection of articles and essays from Scientific American's "Working Knowledge" column explains the inner workings of such technological wonders as subways, electron microscopes, Velcro, spy satellites, and the artificial heart, all divided into categories including the home, the office, transportation, communication, and more. 25,000 first printing.
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MICHAEL WRIGHT studied natural sciences at Cambridge University and has been a freelance writer and editor in the areas of science, technology, and medicine for many years. He has also written on everything from health to horticulture, household pets to history, from food and drink to photography.
M. N. PATEL is an editor and writer specializing in science and technology. He studied natural, social, and political sciences at Cambridge University.
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y, computers, cell phones, and the Internet -- they're all having a major impact on our lives as the twenty-first century begins. Surrounded by today's array of new technologies, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and bewildered. For more than a century, Scientific American has made the machines and technologies that make up our world understandable. In Scientific American: How Things Work Today you'll find over 100 topics explored in easy-to-understand text and made absolutely clear with the aid of more than 600 fully annotated, three-dimensional illustrations and color photographs.
Do you know where all those stairs on the escalator go when they get to the top? Did you know that every time you use a credit card the clerk bounces a signal off a satellite to get an okay for your purchase? Have you ever wondered how your e-mail gets from here to there? Or how the signal finds your cell phone when you're hundreds of miles from home? Scientific American kno
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