The handy technology answer book
Balaban, Naomi E.2016
eBook
Abstract: The Handy Technology Answer Book explains how technology has revolutionized the way people live, work, and play. It covers a broad range of fields, including medicine, mining, architecture, transportation, the military, and agriculture, and how they have been changed by technology.
Main title:
The handy technology answer book / Naomi Balaban and James Bobick.
Author:
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Detroit [Michigan] : Visible Ink Press, [2016]Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2016.
Collation:
1 online resource (71 entries) : 230 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-432).Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: x, 451 pages : illustrations
Contents:
About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- Photo sources -- Introduction -- Introduction to technology -- Computers -- Communications -- Radio and television -- Telecommunications and recordings -- Weights, measures, time, tools, and weapons -- Mining, materials, and manufacturing -- Buildings, bridges, and other structures -- Cars, boats, planes, and trains -- Energy -- Technology and the environment -- Biotechnology and genetic engineering -- Technology and medicine -- Further reading.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781578595631 (invalid)9781786841100 (electronic version)
Dewey class:
600
LC class:
T47
Language:
English
BRN:
501903
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