ILLUSTRATED MECHANICS

Mechanics Made Simple . When your dog's leash gets tangled around a tree, you discover the principle of the pulley. Picking your nose is the principle of the screw. And spaghetti wrapped around a fork is also mechanics. Using dozens of everyday examples, this practical manual explains mechanics with precision and a touch of humor. It also tells us how illustrious men and women, from Archimedes to Émilie Du Châtelet, advanced science, their heads in the clouds of numbers, while keeping their feet firmly on the ground... Ah, but that's because of gravity! For all curious children, from age 8 and up, and their parents or grandparents who are technicians, engineers, or simply weekend DIY enthusiasts.