Machines: A Visual History

The wheel. The printing press. The steam engine. The internal combustion engine. The electric motor. The computer. The machine is humanity’s most powerful tool for reshaping the material world — and the history of machines is, in many respects, the history of human civilisation. DK’s Machines: A Visual History presents this history from the earliest simple machines of antiquity through the complex systems that define contemporary life, tracing the development of mechanical ingenuity across five thousand years.

Over three hundred machines are profiled with technical drawings, photographs, and the engineering principles that make each one work. The coverage extends from classic mechanical devices through electrical and electronic machines to the programmable systems and robotics of the present day.

An essential reference for anyone interested in technology, engineering, and the history of human ingenuity. Published by DK.