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1) Engineering
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They're the masterminds behind the machines we use and the technology we rely on, but what exactly do engineers do? In this volume, readers will discover more about the multitude of things engineers have created, as well as learn how engineering and technology will continue to impact the world in the future. Eye-catching artwork accompanies manageable text, allowing readers to better understand the world of engineering and further their comprehension...
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Are you tired of charging your smartphone everyday? Are you tired of using the regular generators and its maintenance cost? Are you still facing the problem in improper current supply? Do you worry about the peak electric bills? Here is the solution in the practical application of a QVF battery that helps you in getting rid of power problems.The QVF Battery was discovered by Ignulab Sicnarf as detailed down in this bestselling book. It is a simple...
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Did you know that the first electric car was invented before 1900? Readers find this and other facts about electricity in this educational and enjoyable guide to the energy that powers so much of our world. As readers explore 20 fun facts presented in clear and concise text, they chart the development of electricity-from its discovery through Thomas Edison's electric lights all the way to the electric vehicles of today. These shocking facts are presented...
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Technology is a big part of everyone's life. From cell phones to the Internet, Facebook. texting, and gaming, we're surrounded by it 24/7. Author Sherri Mabry Gordon explores these forms of technology, looks at how they affect our lives, and points out how kids can stay safe.
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What is a computer? There are many different types of computers of all shapes and sizes. Some computers might not even look like what most people think a computer should look like! Follow the journey of a computer from the motherboard to the processor, and learn how each piece helps make a computer work. Readers will love getting an up close look inside their laptops, desktops, and even their tablets as they're shown step-by-step how these electronic...
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Flicking a switch and watching as a light turns on is a modern-day expectation, but there's so much happening between the two actions. Readers uncover the science behind everyday technologies and how power stations work in this volume. Through wonderfully designed illustrations, age-appropriate fact boxes, and references to engage readers after they turn the last page, students will broaden their knowledge of the fascinating technology that powers...
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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,...
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In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and David Bodanis's E=MC2, The Battery is the first popular history of the technology that harnessed electricity and powered the greatest scientific and technological advances of our time.
What began as a long-running dispute in biology, involving a dead frog's twitching leg, a scalpel, and a metal plate, would become an invention that transformed the history of the world: the battery. From Alessandro Volta's...
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In the beginning, there was the computer. And it was big. As big as a room. Sometimes as big as a house. Early computers required teams of white-coated scientists to keep them running, yet one of those giant behemoths could not match the computing power of a single microchip today. From the first massive computers to today's nanotechnology, DIGITAL REVOLUTIONARIES offers a guided tour of the history of computers and a celebration of the human ingenuity...
11) Cool Robots
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Attention young LEGO brick builders: Sean Kenney is back again with original creations of Robotopolis--robots, transformers, and spaceships of all sizes, colors, and features.
Complete with select model instructions, insider tips, and landscape designs for new LEGO fans of all ages as well as diehard enthusiasts.
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Think you know a lot about robots and artificial intelligence? Prepare to learn even more about the technology that is exists now and the mind-blowing advances being developed for the future. You'll be surprised by how much you'll discover in this totally terrific book of trivia about artificial intelligence.
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New results in this book show that at the point at which the arc root moves from the contact region, the driven flow could dominate the arc root commutation from the contact region. The arc root contact time analysis and modelling of the magnetic forces lead to able to estimate the minimum forces that moved the arc root from the contact region. The minimum force for the arc to move from the contact region, with contact opening velocities between 1...
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La electricidad no está en sus primeras aventuras. Ilumina nuestras ciudades, hace rodar trenes a grandes velocidades, moderniza la agricultura, guía la mano de los cirujanos o la trayectoria de los misiles...
Haciendo la historia de esta increíble saga, este libro recuerda que la electricidad, un bien no almacenable, no es un bien como cualquier otro. Esta particularidad explica las dificultades de su liberalización en la década de 1990, cuando...
15) Motorcycles
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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
16) Scooters
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This engaging book teaches readers about scooters. It describes how scooters 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
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Dunkelflaute is a children's story about a brave young wind turbine making electricity for his neighbourhood. But, unfortunately, when a Dunkelfaute strikes, his wind turbines cannot turn, leaving everyone without electricity. Until a brave seagull, who is watching, comes up with a solution, to ask the North Wind for help.Illustrated for a younger audience, this lovely book gently introduces children to renewable wind energy.Copyright 2022 Stephanie...
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