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Book 2015

Thing Explainer

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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published
2015
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Miscellanea
  • Science, popular works
  • Science, miscellanea
  • Basic English
  • Readers

The creator of the webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and just ten hundred common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.