Metos, Thomas H

Discusses the historical, present, and future uses of solar energy and includes instructions for experiments and model building.

Discusses robots, automatons, and other mechanical devices, the earliest of which was developed as part of an Egyptian water clock around 2000 B.C.

Discusses the causes, diagnosis, and classification of some diseases that are passed from one human to another, including plagues, sexually transmitted diseases, and the common cold.

Discusses the history, present use, and future of artificial body parts, including replacements for limbs, bone, skin, and organs.

Describes how the human brain and nervous system function and examines recent theories on the origins of intelligence.

Discusses how new visual and optical technology has helped expand the world of the scientist in giving new tools to perform research experiments and stretch our knowledge of space.