"What was the first message sent over the internet? How much water does a single person use every day? How was the electric light invented? For every utility people use each day, there's a hidden history below the surface - a story of intrigue, drama, humor, and inequity. This graphic novel provides a guided tour through the science of the past - and how the decisions people made while inventing and constructing early technology still affect the way...

The intention of this book is to update some basic concepts of physics and redefine others, considering the New Atomic Model and the Classical Electromagnetic Theory of Elementary Particles. • What is an electric charge?• What is a particle?• Is charge a particle?• What is the real atom?• What is matter?• How is energy converted into matter? The answers to the above questions are understandably given in the development of this book,...

This engaging book teaches readers about motorcycles. It describes how motorcycles work, the different parts of the vehicle, and its uses. The book includes colorful pictures, informative captions, a table of contents, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Scout level, aligned to reading levels of grades K–1 and interest levels of grades K–1

Taking care of a pet is a big responsibility, but it doesn't have to be impossible. From automatic feeders to web cameras, technology can help readers with all the jobs that come with pet care.

This engaging book teaches readers about airplanes. It describes how airplanes work, the different parts of the vehicle, and its uses. The book includes colorful pictures, informative captions, a table of contents, and an index.

This engaging book teaches readers about cars. It describes how cars work, the different parts of the vehicle, and its uses. The book includes colorful pictures, informative captions, a table of contents, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Scout level, aligned to reading levels of grades K–1 and interest levels of grades K–1

This engaging book teaches readers about trains. It describes how trains work, the different parts of the vehicle, and its uses. The book includes colorful pictures, informative captions, a table of contents, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Scout level, aligned to reading levels of grades K–1 and interest levels of grades K–1

How encounters with strongly electric fish informed our grasp of electricity. Spark from the Deep tells the story of how human beings came to understand and use electricity by studying the evolved mechanisms of strongly electric fish. These animals can shock potential prey or would-be predators with high-powered electrical discharges. William J. Turkel asks completely fresh questions about the evolutionary, environmental, and historical aspects...

Learn to see how modern technology is all around us-a hands-on approach for kids 8 to 12 Bluetooth brings beautiful music to your ears-but how, exactly? Using technology and building with technology are two different skill sets-and a twenty-first-century kid will need to understand both. The Big Book of Invisible Technology offers ways to explore how things work for kids in fun, hands-on ways. From the invisible Internet to driverless cars and...

"In the hands of a supervillain, mind control is a nightmare. But in real life, doctors and scientists control the mind to help patients and improve people's lives"--