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Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 272 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a celebration of libraries and the dedicated people who staff them, the author argues that librarians are more important than ever, and discusses a new breed of visionary professionals who use the Web to link people and information.
2) The aisles have eyes: how retailers track your shopping, strip your privacy, and define your power
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
331 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"By one expert's prediction, within twenty years half of Americans will have body implants that tell retailers how they feel about specific products as they browse their local stores. The notion may be outlandish, but it reflects executives' drive to understand shoppers in the aisles with the same obsessive detail that they track us online. In fact, a hidden surveillance revolution is already taking place inside brick-and-mortar stores, where Americans...
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Self-driving cars are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of cars from early steam-powered wagons to toady's luxury sedans. The father of Self-Driving Cars, Sebastian Thrun, is featured, and a colorful infographic shows how a Google Car works. Readers will learn about advancements in computer technology that made cars more automated and how car companies are continuing to expand the capabilities of...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the best-selling author of Subliminal and The Drunkard's Walk, a groundbreaking new look at the neuroscience of change--and how elastic thinking can help us thrive in a world changing faster than ever before. With rapid technological innovation leading the charge, today's world is transforming itself at an extraordinary and unprecedented pace. As jobs become more multifaceted, as information streams multiply, and as myriad devices place increasing...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
436 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Renowned media scholar Sherry Turkle investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity, and productivity--and why reclaiming face-to-face conversation can help us regain lost ground,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis. Gates says, "We can work on a local,...
Author
Series
White Space volume 1
Publisher
Saga Press
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
502 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth Bear won the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer in 2005 and has since published 15 novels and numerous short stories. She writes in both the SF and fantasy genres and has won critical acclaim in both. She has won the Hugo award more than once. She lives in Massachusetts. Visit her on Twitter @matociquala"--
"Halmey Dz and her partner Connla Kurucz are salvage operators, living just on the inside of the law...usually. Theirs is...
9) Drones
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Drones are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of drones from hot air balloons to radio-controlled aircraft to today's unmanned aerial vehicles. Reginald Denny and his development of radio-controlled planes for the US military is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the parts of a drone. Readers will learn how different types of drones work and see the future of drones from weather monitoring...
10) 3-D printers
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
3-D Printers are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of printers, from punch cards, dot matrix, ink jet and laser all the way to today's 3-D printing! Charles Hull and his development of 3D layered plastic printing is featured, and a colorful infographic shows how a 3-D printer works. See the benefits of 3-D printing such as custom prosthetics and orthodontics! A timeline, a glossary, and an index...
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Wearable technology is a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore this history of wearable technology from the wristwatch to the Walkman to the eye-cam! The Father of Wearable Computing, Steve Mann, is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the functions and features of a smart watch. Readers will learn about the future of wearable technology from impact sensors in football helmets to clothing that can detect dehydration....
12) Bionic eyes
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bionic eyes are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of bionic eyes from early attempts to use electricity to aid vision to the development of computer chips that led to eye and brain implants. Mark Humayun and his development of the bionic eye implant is featured, and colorful infographics show eye anatomy and how implants work. See the future of bionic eyes as scientists work to restore sight in different...
Series
Publisher
World Book Inc
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Describes the development and potential impacts of 3D printing, solar power, fusion power, industrial robots, nanotechnology, and other industrial technology of tomorrow."--
Series
Publisher
World Book Inc
Pub. Date
2020-
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
""Describes the development and potential impacts of robot soldiers, laser weapons, mechanical exoskeletons, stealth technology, missile defense, and space warfare."--Provided by publisher"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
527 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides a detailed look at two hundred and fifty milestones in aerospace, architecture, chemistry, computer engineering, and more, from ancient history to the present, including the cotton gin, radar, space satellite, and genetic engineering.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible--a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, accomplish. We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our...
18) The Romans
Author
Series
Publisher
Sea-to-Sea Publications
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 576 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the industrial revolution in the United States, as society changed from reliance on agriculture and trade to modern manufacture.