manufactures

Contains over one hundred alphabetically arranged essays that provide step-by-step descriptions of the processes used to create a variety of products, including artificial blood, castanets, erasers, glass ornaments, molasses, popcorn, TV dinners, and other items.

Contains alphabetically arranged essays that provide step-by-step descriptions of the processes used to create one hundred different products, including artificial turf, brandy, dry ice, hairspray, rolling pins, tattoos, and other items.

Contains one hundred alphabetically arranged essays that provide step-by-step descriptions of the processes used to create a variety of products, including baby formula, bowling balls, carousels, dice, lava lamps, pretzels, school buses, and other items.

Provides information on the manufacture of a variety of items, with step-by-step descriptions of processes, explanations of technical terms and concepts, and illustrations.

"So begins The Toaster Project, the author's nine-month-long journey from his local appliance store to remote mines in the UK to his mother's backyard, where he creates a crude foundry--aims to help the reader reflect on the costs and perils of our cheap consumer culture."--Back cover.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explain the history and manufacturing processes involved in making thirty everyday products, including bar code scanner, baseball, blue jeans, light bulb, optical fiber, super glue, etc.

Examines the natural and mechanical processes that produce everyday objects, from the dyeing of denim for jeans to the welding of steel for a skyscraper.

Full-color illustrations and simple text describe how over sixty everyday objects are made, including chewing gum, pencils, plastic wrap, paper, ice cream, toothpaste, and many more.

Traces the history of developments in manufacturing and industry, including the metals, chemical and plastic, and clothing and textile industries. Discusses the impact of mechanization and computerization on industry.

A guide to renewable energy technologies ranging from simple energy-saving devices to home-scale energy-havesting systems that utilize the sun, wind, and water to make electricity.