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The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World

tone choppers, eyed needles, camel saddles, chariots, and contraceptives: the past is paved with remarkable inventions. The latest book in this popular series takes us on an eye-opening and unusual journey through early human innovationssome fundamental and others intriguing or bizarre. An international team of scientists, archaeologists, and historians reveals seventy of the most extraordinary…

The new digital age : reshaping the future of people, nations and business

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9781848546219

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Move fast and break things : how Facebook, Google, and Amazon cornered cultur…

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9780316508278

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The Big Book of Science: Facts, Figures, and Theories to Blow Your Mind

The well-known "a bee in a cathedral" analogy describes the size of an atom and its nucleus in understandable terms. The analogy goes that if an atom were expanded to the size of a cathedral, the nucleus would be only about the size of a bee. The Big Book of Science uses analogies to demonstrate 100 basic scientific truths and principles in new and exciting ways, describing the unbelievably …

How Technology Works

Have you ever asked yourself how the inventions, gadgets, and devices that surround us actually work? Discover the hidden workings of everyday technology with this graphic guide. How Technology Works demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going, from simple objects such as zip fasteners and can openers to the latest, most sophisticated devices of the information age, including…

Understanding Computer Networks

This book looks at the basics of computer networks. It describes what networks are and how they work, the different kinds of network, and the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web. It explains how to contact people online using email and social networks, shows how networks can be used to work with other people online, and touches on creating websites and blogs. The topics cover…

What's next for the environment? from weed lasers and robot worms to space re…

This book delves into the world of labs and experiments in order to find out which exciting inventions and out of this world gadgets could change the way we live.

High-Tech Inventions

From a new generation of cell phones that send pictures and short movies, to plasma TV screens, supercomputers and the worlwide web, technological progress has led to more exciting inventions in this title.

Where Does the Garbage Go?: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science

Follow that garbage truck! ...to the landfill to see how trash keeps piling up...to the incinerator to see how trash can be turned into energy ... to the recycling center to see how a soda bottle can be turned into a flowerpot. Filled with graphs, charts, and diagrams, Where Does the Garbage Go? explains how we deal with the problem of too much trash and provides ideas for easy ways to be a …