Make. Vol.8 - Technology on Your Time

If you like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology, you'll love MAKE, our project-based quarterly for the inquisitive do-it-yourselfer.Get ready to play when MAKE Volume 08, our "Toys and Games" issue, hits the stands. You'll learn how to build a wind-up bird that really flies, how to restore an old pinball machine, and learn the secret history of the world's best-selling computer game from Myst's co-creator. You'll also meet a well-known toy inventor and learn how to make molds and casts with MythBusters star Adam Savage.

About the author

Mark Frauenfelder is a writer and illustrator living in Los Angeles. He is the cofounder of the popular "Boing Boing" weblog.

Summary

Teaches you how to build a wind-up bird that really flies, how to restore an old pinball machine, and learn the secret history of the world's best-selling computer game.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Frauenfelder
• Assisted by: Mark Frauenfelder (Editor), Frauenfelder Mark (Editor)
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2006
• EAN: 9780596527198
• ISBN: 978-0-596-52719-8
• No. of pages: 194
• Weight: 376 g
• Illustrations: w. numerous col. ill. and photos.
• Series: Make: Technology on Your Time; Make: Technology on Your Time
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, REFERENCE / General, Technology: general issues, Serials, periodicals, abstracts, indexes