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This acclaimed series answers the question "How do they make that?" Geared toward a general audience, How Products Are Made explains in easy-to-understand language the manufacturing process of a wide variety of items, from everyday household products to heavy machinery to sophisticated electronic equipment. It provides a step-by-step description of the manufacturing and assembly process (complete with illustrations) as well as background and related information: who invented the product, how it works, raw materials used, quality control procedures, applications, by-products generated, possible future developments, etc. Vintage product photographs and sidebars relating historical trivia are provided, and a multi-level cumulative index is available for ready reference. The first volume was published in 1994 and featured such diverse products as air bag, aspirin, automobile, bar code scanner, candle, chewing gum, compact disc, laser guided missile, lipstick, optical fiber, peanut butter, rayon, satellite dish, trumpet, washing machine, and zirconium, among many others. This has led to six other volumes containing over 600 entries such as accordion, air freshener, ambulance, angioplasty balloon, artificial skin, champagne, duct tape, DVD player, fake fur, golf cart, hockey puck, imitation crabmeat, jelly bean, lollipop, needle-free injection, polyurethane, storm shelter, syringe, Thomson machine gun, TV dinner, ukulele, water gun, and zinc. How Products are Made has garnered positive reviews from readers and critics alike. A reviewer from American Reference Books Annual wrote, "Whether a junior high school student, an undergraduate, or a layperson, one will find informative and easy-to-read essays. This work is recommended for most reference collections." Another reviewer at Booklist wrote, "This useful volume belongs on the shelves of secondary school, public, and academic libraries."
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