How Things WorkTheodore Gray has become a household name among fans both young and old of popular science and mechanics with his bestselling trilogy of books: The Elements Molecules and Reactions. In How Things Work he explores the mechanical underpinnings of dozens of types of machines from the cotton gin to the wristwatch to an industrial loom and shares his deep firsthand appreciation and knowledge of the world's most essential mechanical systems. Filled with

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