THE WAY TOYS WORK: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE MAGIC 8 BALL, ETCH A SKETCH, BOOMERANG, AND MORE

Book ID/图书代码： 06564008B22211

English Summary/英文概要： Profiling 50 of the world’s most popular playthings—including their history, trivia, and the technology involved—this guide uncovers the hidden science of toys. Discover how an Etch A Sketch writes on its gray screen, why a boomerang returns after it is thrown, and how an RC car responds to a remote control device. Leaving no detail unrevealed, the guide includes original patent-application blueprints and photos of the “guts” of several devices. Inventors and museum curators also offer their observations of favorite gizmos while dispelling (or confirming) several toy legends. Complete with explanations of do-it-yourself experiments and tips on reverse engineering old toys to observe their interior mechanics, this entertaining and informative reference even provides pointers on how budding toy makers can build their own toys using only recycled materials and a little ingenuity.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本書精心挑選了世界上最受歡迎的50種玩具——包括它們的歷史，奇聞軼事，涉及的技術並拆解玩具所隱藏的科學原理。
發現素描板如何在灰色的螢幕上寫字；為什麼迴力鏢被扔出後會自己飛回來；遙控車如何根據遠端控制儀器作出相應的反應。本書的介紹解說相當仔細，亦提供許多相片，如儀器內部的結構幫忙做解說。
發明者和博物館館長也會講述（或是證實）一些有關玩具的傳說故事，並就自己最喜歡的小玩意發表見解。這本參考指南集趣味性和知識性於一體，完整地解釋了DIY經驗，列舉了如何逆向組裝玩具來觀察內部機械結構，甚至還提供了一些如何利用可回收的材料，再加上一點點創造力，製作屬於自己的玩具。(ZYT & SK)

Awards/获奖情况："Written for novices and illustrated…throughout, this book is sure to provide hours of entertainment and enlightenment."---School Library Journal

"Perfect for collectors, for anyone daring enough to build homemade versions of these classic toys and even for casual browsers."---Booklist

"Really fun…can keep little and big brains occupied for hours."---mamaspeaks.com

About the Author/作者介绍： 愛德華·索貝創辦了“美國的玩具名人堂”，也是“美國著名發明家名人堂”的創始人。他也合作創辦了加利福利亞州立大學--弗雷斯諾的“兒童發明玩具”和“發明夏令營”。他寫過20本書，包括《辦公室技術實戰指南》，管理過從弗洛裏達到俄勒岡的5個博物館。
伍迪·索貝是"愛荷達發明比賽"的全國協辦者，參與者都是全州的在校學生。他也是愛達荷探索中心的教育主管。

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