"Offers readers essential information about the manufacturing industry, including areas of specialization, job growth, and outlook, as well as information about the . . . makerspace movement and how to get involved"--Amazon.
Reveals that a new industrial revolution is under way using open-source design, 3-D printing and micro-manufacturing techniques to create products in small batches, often customized at higher margins.
Science educator Bill Nye details the history of various materials, including concrete, glass, steel, rubber, Kevlar, and carbon fiber, and discusses how they are made and used. Includes an introduction to a student inventor.
At makerspaces, makers of all kinds share tools and knowledge to help each other complete projects. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn how to start their own makerspaces. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities.