technology

Argues that humanity is facing a profound transition into an era of extremes of wealth and poverty, extremes in technology, extremes in weapons, and extremes of globalism that will test man's survival and stamina and examines the challenges these extremes present for global society.

An introduction to the field of nanotechnology that distinguishes hype and speculation from reality and describes what is possible through nanotechnology in the immediate future.

A reference encyclopedia that includes activities, key vocabulary, and web links related to numbers, energy and matter, materials, living things, and space.

Discusses the achievements of the ancient Egyptians in science, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, agriculture, and technology.

Helps students learn about technological design, describing how microwaves, televisions, cell phones, computers, and gaming systems work.

Explains the science behind modern technologies such as fiber optics, robotics, space flights, computers, Teflon, and other technological advances.

Provides brief, illustrated explanations of the science and technology that governs processes of the Earth, natural world, discoveries and inventions, the modern world, the solar system, and space exploration.

Presents a study of early civilizations and their inventions and describes their irrigation methods, aqueducts, how they measured time, block printing, road building, and more.

Chronicles the inventions that shaped human life from pre-history up to the fifteenth century, providing descriptions, illustrations, and diagrams and covering the first tools, fire making, graves, agriculture, shelter, architecture, time measurement, and medicine.

Looks at man-made inventions such as velcro, cameras, and parachutes and explains the principles of nature from which each is derived.