| Description |
159 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 157). |
| Contents |
Essential tools, techniques, and mechanisms -- Machines for around the house -- Machines for fun and nonsense -- Machines for food. |
| Summary |
"Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines is inspired by the amazing artwork of renowned cartoonist, engineer, and inventor Rube Goldberg, whose wacky, imagined machines accomplished tasks by taking the most complicated route possible. This book invites kids to this wonderful world of creating crazy contraptions. In this entertaining and instructive book, mechanical engineer and educator Paul Long gives step-by-step instructions for making low-tech devices using everyday objects in inspired and ingenious ways. Create machines that flip a light switch, squeeze toothpaste, dispense candy, make music, and more. Each of the thirteen projects demonstrates how to build the machine's various elements, and explains how they work together to make a mind-boggling mechanism that delivers hours of fun and fascination. Also included are interesting sidebars on the science behind each gadget, plus tips and tricks for success. |
| Subject |
Goldberg, Rube, 1883-1970 -- Juvenile literature.
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Machine design -- Amateurs' manuals -- Juvenile literature.
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Implements, utensils, etc. -- Design and construction -- Amateurs' manuals -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
9781631595264 (trade pbk.) $24.99 |
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1631595261 (trade pbk.) $24.99 |
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