I received this book when I was ten years old. It starts out simple, with the lever, the wheel, and the other fundamental machines of our civilization. It slowly progresses through until you're learning about laser gyros and inertial guidance systems.
I only got part way through when I was ten. When I was twelve, I picked it up again, and got further. At fourteen, I read it again, and got even further. By the time I could follow it all the way through, I was capable of building things in the garage that would instill fear in the populace.
I cannot recommend this book enough. The best thing we could do to bring back the United States' supremacy in science and engineering would be to bring this book back into print and give it to every child in the nation.
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