Joe Kaufman's What Makes It Go? What Makes It Work? What Makes It Fly? What Makes It Float?

by Joe Kaufman

Colorful drawings and text explain the way in which one hundred devices work ranging from clocks and bicycles to escalators and lunar modules

Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Books, Childrens

93 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1971

About the author

Born Joseph Kaufman, illustrator and author of children books. He died in 2001.

Reviews

[Martti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kaufman presents a basic introduction to the mechanics and the concepts behind a variety of appliances, machines, and vehicles. The book is especially designed for young readers. It has plenty of excellent illustrations which are both informative and humorous. I remember how my children enjoyed the book in the 1980's and so did I. To me it's still excellent reading both for children and adults.

Written in the beginning of 1970's, the book seems now, after many decades, also historical. Still surprisingly many of the concepts are up to date. For example, the basic concepts of vehicles have not changed that much. On the other hand, especially the telephone has experienced almost a complete technical revolution. Instead of a clever analog device transmitting sound signals, the telephone is now a digital and computerized information processing center which is used more for other purposes than just making telephone calls.

From historical perspective, I found a bit strange that the concept of a computer is not presented in the book at all. Personal computers did not exist when the book was written but still computers were important and widely used both in private and public organizations.

It is also interesting to note how Kaufman sees the future. He expects we could have multi-purpose traveling machines capable of using roads and seas and even making week-end trips to the moon. Cities could be enclosed by huge transparent domes, and sidewalks could be moving like escalators. Homes will be automated, and for example, to prepare food could involve just pressing a button and the food would be transmitted to us in seconds. Well, perhaps we have to wait another fifty years to see these developments to occur.

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

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so yeah good

[Siri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice bok fast gammal

[Jenni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the swedish version of this book. Loved it! The title is: Så funkar det!

[Cheasta · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book. I had as a child.
Now I'd like to show it to my children.