The history of telecommunications

Do you know that only 200 years ago, the only way that one person could send a message to another person was by letter or messenger? It's hard to imagine now, with our smartphones and computers at our fingertips. From the invention of the telegraph in the 1830s all the way through to the wearable technology of the present day, this book charts the incredible history of telecommunications.

Tools and weapons: the promise and the peril of the digital age

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781529351583

Collation

433 p. ; 19,5 cm

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Call Number

600 SMI T

Gaming technology: streaming, VR, and more

Can you imagine going on a trip into space? What about flying along at 300 miles an hour in a levitating train? Or clinging onto your seat at a 4D movie? Thanks to STEM, soon you can do all this and more! Science, technology, engineering and maths are bringing new toys, tolls and technological gadgets into our everyday lives. Come and meet Professor Tess Tube, and join her STEM school, where yo…

Sports technology: cryotherapy, LED courts, and more

Can you imagine going on a trip into space? What about flying along at 300 miles an hour in a levitating train? Or clinging onto your seat at a 4D movie? Thanks to STEM, soon you can do all this and more! Science, technology, engineering and maths are bringing new toys, tolls and technological gadgets into our everyday lives. Come and meet Professor Tess Tube, and join her STEM school, where yo…

How to be good at science, techonlogy and engineering: the simplest-ever visu…

From tiny atoms and minute microchips to monster tractors and jumbo jets, this brilliant book comes packed with eye-catching illustrations to showcase science and technology in action today. You’ll see whizzing waves, zooming rockets, and mighty magnets on this epic journey of discovery. Jump in the basket to see how a hot-air balloon rises, scale a mountaintop to see the impact of erosion, a…

Eyewitness: flight

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780593842379

Collation

72 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm

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Call Number

629 NAH e

The Ultimate Kids Guide to Social Media

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781960757418

Collation

75 p. ; ill. ; 23,5 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

303 TEL u

Homo deus: a brief history of tomorrow

Sapiens shows us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going. Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world…

Flying machines: how the wright brothers soared

Follow the famous aviators from their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, to the fields of North Carolina where they were to make their famous flights. In an era of dirigibles and hot air balloons, the Wright Brothers were among the first innovators of heavier than air flight. But in the hotly competitive international race toward flight, Orville and Wilbur were up against a lot more than bad weather…

See inside future energy

Earth today is in crisis. We burn too much fuel, causing too much harm to our planet