The science behind it
Principles
The same few ideas keep turning up in the machines around your home. Start with one and follow it through the teardowns.
Principle
Chemistry & Combustion
Reactions that release or store energy.
Principle
Electromagnetism
How electric currents create magnetic forces, and back again.
Principle
Electronics & Circuits
How components shape and switch electric current.
Principle
Fluids & Pressure
How liquids and gases push, flow and seal.
Principle
Light & Optics
How light is made, bent and detected.
Principle
Materials
Why things are made of what they are made of.
Principle
Mechanics & Leverage
Forces, levers, gears and springs.
Principle
Thermodynamics
How heat moves and turns into work.