num_pages: 400
description: What really makes the things around us tick? Did you know that the principle behind the zip fastener also governed the building of the pyramids? Or that the dentist's drill is a direct descendant of the first windmill? The inner workings of hundreds of machines and devices are explained in this fun, colourful and unique look at.
language: English
title: The Way Things Work
titlecomplete: The Way Things Work
genres: Physics, History, Education, Picture Books, Childrens, Reference, Technology, Engineering, Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2674
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Royal Society Science Book Prize
category: Junior Prize, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Zilveren Penseel, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Charlotte Award, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Non-Fiction
publisher: Dorling Kindersley