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This is the way it works : a collection of machines /

Explains the mechanisms of such machines as the iron lung, the incandescent light bulb, a zipper, and a roller coaster.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gardner, Robert, 1929-
Other Authors:	Brown, Jeff
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, [1980]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Machinery > Juvenile literature. Electric apparatus and appliances > Juvenile literature. Medical instruments and apparatus > Juvenile literature. Machinery.

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