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1) Technology
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Words, photos, charts, and illustrations combine to introduce students to the wonders of technology. All these are arranged in short bursts of information that will ease comprehension for learners of all kinds.
2) Invention
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DK Pub
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2013
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Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
4) Technology
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"Trains that zip passengers along while hovering just above the ground, doctors that can print human body parts, and a gadget that cleans your dirty dishes while making soil for your plants. Sounds like science fiction, right? But it's all real technology! For as long as we've been around, humans have created stupendous solutions to our peskiest problems. Discover the extreme facts about technology in this kooky book"-- Provided by publisher.
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Did you know that a scientist discovered X-rays by accident? Or that people have been taking pain medicine for more than 5,000 years? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the Roman warrior with a famous false hand to the Boy Scouts who made Band-Aids a big deal, you'll find out how we got the medical wonders that help us heal faster and feel better.
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This book takes kids on a journey to discover the history of games, and then leads them from their initial idea for a new game through several iterations of a game all the way to playing the final version of a game they created. Explore the processes of both playing and creating games while developing critical and creative thinking skills that apply to tasks and concepts across academic fields. -- adapted from back cover.
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Did you know that computers are around us almost all the time? They're in cars, streetlights, and even the grocery store checkout! Learn all about the computers that help us every day and the computer code that makes them work. Then, using the link in this book, you can try out your new skills and design your own helpful machines!
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"In this fascinating title, readers explore how light and sound waves transfer information. From telescopes that extend our sense of sight to satellites that help us communicate across large distances, patterns of waves transfer information in many ways. A link to interactive activities online plus an activity in the book allow readers to use what they have learned about waves to engineer wave patterns that communicate across distances."-- Provided...
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Dorling Kindersley
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2020.
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How Super Cool Stuff Works follows on from the original How Cool Stuff Works, which has sold more than 3.5 million copies. It explains how the incredible technologies of today will shape the world of tomorrow. This includes state-of-the-art buildings, new ways of travelling, imaginative entertainment gadgets, space exploration, and even how teleportation and invisibility cloaks might be possible in the future. Each technology is explained in detail,...
14) Medical robots
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Can robots save lives? Medical robots save lives every day, and they're sure to save more as their technology advances. This book describes the amazing work done by medical robots, from surgical robots to nano-robots. Readers will learn about the medical breakthroughs performed by robots, the latest models, and the future of robots in medicine. Accessible descriptions of how medical robots work will engage readers and give them a deep understanding...
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Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
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2019
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"In this stylish miscellany, celebrated author Richard Platt and printmaker James Brown travel through the past and present, showcasing the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology that have changed our lives forever. Discover fascinating facts and figures about space travel, the human body, time, the computer, and much more. Each bold, bright, and beautiful contemporary illustration is presented alongside an engaging fact-filled explanation....
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Did you know that nature is the world's largest science and engineering lab? Learn how designers and engineers use biomimicry to create or improve products. Animimics are the designers and engineers who are inspired by the genius of nature. Using a science called biomimicry, they rely on nature's 3.8 billion years of experience to research and create new or improved designs, materials, and systems. From road reflectors to water collectors, nature...
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Neal Bascomb delivers another nail-biting work of nonfiction for young adults in this incredible true story of spies and survival. The invasion begins at night, with German cruisers slipping into harbor, and soon the Nazis occupy all of Norway. They station soldiers throughout the country. They institute martial rule. And at Vemork, an industrial fortress high above a dizzying gorge, they gain access to an essential ingredient for the weapon that...
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Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
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2017.
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"Colin Furze, five-time Guinness World Record Holder and YouTube's undisputed king of crazy inventions, instructs fans and curious young inventors on how to build ten brand new wacky inventions at home with an affordable tool kit"--Amazon.
19) Bionic animals
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"An elephant lost one of its front legs and had trouble getting around. Scientists got to work and through trial and error built the elephant a bionic limb. Discover how science is helping injured animals"-- Provided by publisher.
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