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Explains the inner workings of a variety of modern inventions, including the washing machine, personal stereo, video recorder, toaster and hair dryer. Suggested

In 1909 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on his way back to South Africa from London, wrote his now celebrated tract Hind Swaraj, laying out his vision for the futur

More than 20 cutaway illustrations expose the insides of common machines, and short captions identify individual components. Images include an electric guitar,

Full of fascinating information and colorful graphics the pages reveal the science behind how many of today's machines work.

Everyday life in the Crown colony of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) was characterized by a direct encounter of people with modernity through the consumption and use of fore