Have you ever asked yourself how the inventions gadgets and devices that surround us actually work Discover the hidden workings of everyday technology with this graphic guide.How Technology Works demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going from simple objects such as zip fasteners and can openers to the latest most sophisticated devices of the information age including smart watches personal digital assistants and driverless cars. It includes inventions that have changed the course of history like the internal combustion engine as well as technologies that might hold the key to our future survival including solar cells and new kinds of farming to feed a growing population. All the way through the book stepbystep explanations are supported by simple and original graphics that take devices apart and show you how they work.