Cool Stuff Exploded: Get Inside Modern Technology

Chris Woodford

Penguin, Jul 18, 2011 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 256 pages

The third installment of DK's Cool Stuff series will blow your mind. Cool Stuff Exploded is a super-cool technology book that deconstructs - or literally explodes - everyday objects so readers can see exactly how they work. See a piece-by-piece breakdown of cell phones, computers, cars, and more, and learn how each part works and how they all fit together as a whole. This unique look at the items we use every day brings science, technology, and wonder together, giving us all a great appreciation for how our twenty-first-century world works.

Contents

• Contents 4: 4
• Introduction 0809: 9
• 3D Modeling 1011: 10
• Introduction 1415: 14
• Rally Car 1619: 16
• Car Crazy 2021: 20
• Future Intelligent Car 2223: 22
• Pendolino Train 2429: 24
• Making Tracks 3031: 30
• Backhoe Loader 3235: 32
• Digging Deep 3637: 36
• People and Planet 3839: 38
• Seahawk 4043: 40
• Chop Chop 4445: 44
• Airbus A380 4649: 46
• Flying High 5051: 50
• Future Space Plane 5253: 52
• Spacesuit 5457: 54
• Lessons from Space 5859: 58
• Ariane 5 6065: 60
• Eyes in the Sky 6667: 67
• Mountain Bike 6871: 68
• Pedal Power 7273: 72
• Fuel Cell Bike 7477: 74
• Out of Breath 7879: 78
• Introduction 8485: 84
• Vestas Wind Turbine 8689: 87
• Future Hover Bike 8081: 90
• Future Power 9223: 93
• Dishwasher 9497: 94
• Keep it Clean 9899: 98
• Washing Machine 100103: 100
• A Clean World 104105: 104
• Future Sonic Washer 106107: 107
• Microwave 108111: 108
• Energy Waves 112113: 112
• Espresso Machine 114117: 114
• Drink Up 118119: 118
• Electric Friends 120121: 121
• Cordless Drill 122125: 122
• Drilling Down 126127: 126
• Introduction 130131: 130
• Freeplay Radio 132135: 132
• People Power 136137: 136
• KEF Muon Speakers 138141: 138
• Sound World 142143: 142
• Breitling Watch 144149: 144
• Taking Time 150151: 150
• Entertainment System 152155: 152
• Game On156157: 156
• Future Holographic TV 158159: 159
• Play Time 160161: 161
• Steinway Piano 162165: 162
• Piano Play 166167: 166
• Gibson Electric Guitar 168171: 168
• The Worlds Favorite172173: 172
• Lego Robot 174177: 174
• Robo Culture 178179: 178
• Future Robot 180181: 180
• London Eye 182185: 182
• Ride Time 186187: 186
• Introduction 190191: 191
• Cell Phone 192195: 193
• In Touch 196197: 196
• Future Flexi Phone 198199: 198
• Digital Pen 200203: 200
• Saving Data 204205: 204
• Camcorder 206209: 206
• On Screen 210211: 210
• Camera 212217: 212
• Taking Pictures 218219: 218
• Living by Numbers 220221: 221
• Laptop Computer 222225: 223
• Microchips 226227: 226
• Future Smart Glasses 228229: 228
• Computer Mouse 230233: 230
• Virtual World 234235: 234
• Inkjet Printer 236239: 237
• Printed Pages 240241: 240
• Future 3D Printer 242243: 242
• Glossary 244249: 244
• Index 250255: 250

Bibliographic information

• Title: Cool Stuff Exploded: Get Inside Modern Technology
• Author: Chris Woodford
• Publisher: Penguin, 2011
• ISBN: 0756691796, 9780756691790
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Electricity & Electronics; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made; Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Inventions