: Concepts of work, power, force, and pressure.
: The vintage black-and-white line art and photographs give it a 1940s-50s feel that some readers find charmingly "retro". Core Topics Covered Basic Machines and How They Work
: Interestingly, some reviewers on Hardcover find the first half—covering basic levers and wedges—to be "awful" due to its focus on manual calculations. However, they find the second half, which dives into hydraulics and internal combustion engines, to be much more engaging. : Concepts of work, power, force, and pressure
: Detailed exploration of the lever, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and pulley. : Concepts of work
: A unique perspective from Amazon UK features a reader who used the book to design their own manual production machines, learning how to increase movement efficiency.