Site founder Marshall Brain (yes, that's his real name) was obviously one of those
7-year-olds obsessed with understanding how everything in the universe works;
now he's one of those adults. In 1998 the electrical engineer and former teacher
started posting his breezy, well-organized essays on the mechanics of engines and
motors, complete with diagrams. Today HowStuffWorks is an eclectic
encyclopedia that covers everything from torque converters to dieting to DNA.
The site's search engine trolls the Web as well as its own content; search for hot
rods and you will pull up links to sites about vintage cars and bodybuilding, plus
Brain's pages on lightning and batteries.
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