DORLING KINDERSLEY EXPLORES THE WAY THINGS WORK IN INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA
CD-ROM DEBUT

Based on best-selling book, The Way Things Work brings over 200 inventions
to life with a click of the mouse.

For curious minds of all ages, Dorling Kindersley Multimedia and Houghton
Mifflin Company are launching The Way Things Work on CD-ROM by David
Macaulay (DK Multimedia; Pub Date: October 20, 1994). Included in a line
of edutainment titles, this captivating CD-ROM features the eye-catching
graphics that made the book of the same title an instant best seller.
Published by Houghton Mifflin in 1988, The Way Things Work has sold 1.7
million copies in the U.S. alone. The CD-ROM offers the advantage of
presenting information in a multimedia format, complete with animation,
audio, text and video.

A fascinating introduction to the world of machines and technology, the
multimedia edition of THE WAY THINGS WORK brings David Macaulay's printed
pages to life through sophisticated animation and audio. An extremely
friendly interface allows children, seven to seventy, to explore at their
own speed. From telescopes to telephones, from laser to light bulbs, THE
WAY THINGS WORK brings 200 inventions to the screen with a click of the
mouse.

Visit the "Inventor's Workshop" and simply click on any object to find out
more. Or take a closer look behind the principles of science with David
Macaulay's lovable character, the Woolly Mammoth, as he stars in 20
"Mammoth Movies." THE WAY THINGS WORK allows children to take a multimedia
journey through a timeline of inventions, dating from 7,000 BC to the
present and covering humankind's greatest scientific discoveries. A "Who's
Who" of Inventors offers biographies of great scientists and historical
inventors. A multimedia masterpiece, THE WAY THINGS WORK combines over
70,000 words, more than 1,000 illustrations, over 1,500 screens, 300
animations, 20 "Mammoth Movies," and more than 60 minutes of audio.

DK Multimedia's international office is headquartered in London, England,
with U.S. marketing, sales and creative operations at Dorling Kindersley
publishing, Inc. in Manhattan. DK Multimedia employs a staff of 120,
making it one of the largest multimedia production departments in the
world. Established in 1991, the multimedia department developed Musical
Instruments, an award-winning CD-ROM for Microsoft Corporation. DK
Multimedia is transforming a number of DK's book titles into multimedia
CD-ROM releases for the emerging consumer and educational multimedia
markets.

THE WAY THINGS WORK (CD-ROM)
DK Multimedia/Houghton Mifflin
by David Macaulay
Pub Date: October 20, 1994

System Requirements

Windows PC

* IBM PC or compatible with 386 sx or higher microprocessor
* 4Mb of RAM
* MPC-compatible CD-ROM drive and sound card
* SVGA 256-color display
* Loudspeakers or headphones
* MS-DOS version 3.1 or later
* Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later

Macintosh

A Macintosh version of this CD-ROM will be available in early 1995.

Dorling Kindersley Ltd.
95 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
212-213-4800,  fax 212-213-5240

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