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The First Book of Machines, first published in 1962, is a timeless work that explains the history of machines up to modern devices that assist mankind do its work. Walter Buehr demonstrates that all machinery is based on six simple machines, and some are combined to become complex machines. The book ends by introducing computer technology.

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The First Book of Machines, first published in 1962, is a timeless work that explains the history of machines up to modern devices that assist mankind do its work. Walter Buehr demonstrates that all machinery is based on six simple machines, and some are combined to become complex machines. The book ends by introducing computer technology.
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Walter Buehr (1897-1971) is a notable American author and illustrator of children and young adult books, most of which are biographies or science related works. Altogether he wrote and illustrated over fifty-six books. He began his career as a commercial artist and had a lifelong love of yachting, which led to his first book, Ships and Life Afloat (1953). He was a WW I veteran, a teacher, a designer of furniture, but most of all, an author and illustrator.