How It Happens

How It Happens The Extraordinary Processes of Everyday Things

1st Edition

Paperback (08 Jul 2005)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The best-selling author of The Wish List and The Order of Things takes readers step by step through the inner workings of everyday things, detailing hundreds of processes that range from popcorn popping, to radio signal transmission, to the decaffeination of coffee.

Book information

ISBN: 9780375720826
Publisher: Random House Reference
Imprint: Random House Reference
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 500
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 322
Weight: 362g
Height: 203mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 6mm