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A Selection of the Scientific American Book ClubProfiling 50 of the world’s most popular playthings—including their history, trivia, and the technology involved—this guide uncovers the hidden science of toys. Discover how an Etch A Sketch writes on its gray screen, why a boomerang returns after it is thrown, and how an RC car responds to a remote control device. Leaving no detail unrevealed, the guide includes original patent-application blueprints and photos of the “guts” of several devices. Inventors and museum curators also offer their observations of favorite gizmos while dispelling (or…
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6 editions- Ebook · English · 2009The Way Toys WorkChicago Review Press · 9781569764022
- Hardcover · English · 2008Chicago Review Press · 196 pages · 9781556527609
- Other · English · 2021Mythic ObsessionChicago Review Press, Incorporated · 9781641608008
- Other · English · 2008Mythic ObsessionChicago Review Press, Incorporated · 9781556528491
- Other · English · 2008Mythic ObsessionChicago Review Press, Incorporated · 9781569764602
- Other · English · 2008Mythic ObsessionChicago Review Press, Incorporated · 9781569764596
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