How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers
For anyone, young or old, who has ever wondered, how do they make those?-here is an entertaining, illustrated exploration of the process behind the manufacture of everyday items.\ What are bulletproof vests made of? How do they get lipstick into the tube? How much brass does it take to make a trumpet? The answers-and so much more fascinating information-can be found in HOW THINGS ARE MADE, a behind-the-machine look at everyday objects of all kinds, from guitars, helicopters, and compact...
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An alphabetically arranged encyclopedia describing the manufacturing details behind a wide range of items that modern industrial society depends upon every day, including chocolate. Each item includes invention and sales statistics; an item description; patent history; design; function; materials; manufacturing; quality control; and the future of the item. First published in 1995 by U.X.L., an imprint of Gale Research Inc. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Reader's Guide6Air Bag7Automobile15Bar Code Scanner25Blue Jeans32BulletproofVest40Cheese48Chocolate55Combination Lock63Compact Disc70Contact Lens77Eyeglass Lens85Guitar93Helicopter100Jet Engine112Lawn Mower122Lightbulb129Lipstick137Nail Polish146Optical Fiber152Pencil161Postage Stamp168Rubber Band177Running Shoe184Salsa192Seismograph198Smoke Detector208Sugar214Sunscreen222Super Glue230Thermometer238Tire246Trumpet254Watch263Zipper271Where to Learn More280
