TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wright, Michael, ed.
AU  - Patel, Mukul N.
AU  - Wright, Michael,
TI  - Scientific American: how things work today. 
SN  - 1-84028-256-8
PY  - 2000///
CY  - London
PB  - Marshall Pub.
KW  - Technology
KW  - sears
N1  -  A Marshall edition. - T.p. verso; The Urban and Domestic Environment ,Communication and Leisure , Transportation , Crime and Security , Power and Industry , Medicine and Research , Space
N2  - Contains information on the workings of machines used  daily like:mechanical locks in the homes,encryption software that safeguards financial transactions on computers,the microwave ovens that cook meals,the radio transmissions that convey cell phone calls.Marvels at the genius of scientists,engineers ,and designers before all machines made available for man such as refrigerators,television sets,computers,mvacuum cleaners....etc
ER  -