David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) [1] is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now (2016).

David Macaulay is a British-born American author of nonfiction and children’s books. His popular works include The New Way Things Work (1998), The Way Things Work (1988), and Cathedral (1973). Besides writing, Macaulay is an illustrator.

David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages.

Feb 16, 2025 · What's starting to take shape on his wall is David Macaulay's stealth attempt to hook kids on the wonder right before their eyes.

When David Macaulay (b.1946) was a young boy living in Bolton, England, he was fascinated by simple technology. It was not long before he began constructing elevators out of shoe boxes, tape, and string, and devising intricate systems of moving cable cars …

David Macaulay has 88 books on Goodreads with 80967 ratings. David Macaulay’s most popular book is Black and White: A Caldecott Award Winner.

The Way Things Work is a 1988 nonfiction book by David Macaulay with technical text by Neil Ardley. It is a whimsical introduction to everyday machines and the scientific principles behind their operation, describing machines as simple as levers and gears and as complicated as radio telescopes and automatic transmissions .

David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages.

David Macaulay, born in 1946, was eleven when his parents moved from England to Bloomfield, New Jersey. He found himself having to adjust from an idyllic English childhood to life in a fast paced American city.

David Macaulay has written and illustrated numerous best-selling and critically acclaimed books, including Cathedral, Castle, The Way Things Work, and Black and White. He is the recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship, among many other honors.