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©2014.
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English
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"Only one generation in history (ours) will experience life both with and without the Internet. For everyone who follows us, online life will simply be the air they breathe. Today, we revel in ubiquitous information and constant connection, rarely stopping to consider the implications for our logged-on lives. Michael Harris chronicles this massive shift, exploring what we've gained--and lost--in the bargain. In this eloquent and thought-provoking...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world—sand—and the crucial role it plays in our lives.
After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other—even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids...
The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world—sand—and the crucial role it plays in our lives.
After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other—even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids...
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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The beloved author of The Revenge of Analog lays out a case for a human future--not the false technological utopia we've been living. For years, consumers have been promised a simple, carefree digital future. We could live, work, learn, and play from the comforts of our homes, and have whatever we desire brought to our door with the flick of a finger. Instant communication would bring us together. Technological convenience would give us more time...
26) Invention
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Astronauts on the International Space Station must protect their resources--their lives depend on it. The same is true about Earth. For the planet to survive, we must also conserve water, air, food, and energy, and cut down on waste. 'Space on Earth' explores how innovative efforts in space are inspiring bright ideas on Earth, and how thinking like an astronaut can help us save the planet."--
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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Two bestselling authors overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work, revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity, in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world"--
Artificial intelligence and other innovative technologies won't guarantee a rising standard of living for workers, according to this lucid manifesto. MIT economists Acemoglu and Johnson explore historical instances...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the Roman world technologies were limited to small, scattered social groups. By examining five technologies: lists, tables, weights and measures, artistic perspective, and mapping, this book shows how the Romans broke up a world we might have imagined them to unite. This study combines detailed readings of a wide variety of evidence (inscriptions, small archeological finds, artworks, literary texts) with theoretical consideration of the social,...
31) Drop by drop
Author
Series
Step by step novels volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Global catastrophe looms as all plastic mysteriously liquefies. All the small components making many technologies possible--navigation systems, communications, medical equipment--fail. In Sycamore River, life is disrupted. Everything people depended on melts around them, with sometimes fatal results. All they can rely upon is themselves. And this is only the beginning...--
32) Crux
Author
Series
Nexus novels (Ramez Naam) volume 2
Publisher
Osprey Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Six months have passed since the release of Nexus 5. The world is a different, more dangerous place. In the United States, the terrorists--or freedom fighters--of the Post-Human Liberation Front use Nexus to turn men and women into human time bombs aimed at the President and his allies. In Washington DC, a government scientist, secretly addicted to Nexus, uncovers more than he wants to know about the forces behind the assassinations, and finds himself...
Author
Series
Newford series volume 12
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Connor Crowe loves his parents, he loves his dog, he even loves his sister. But, most of all, he loves... his tablet! He plays on it when he gets home. He plays on it before he goes to bed. But one day, he wishes he could just let it go... "--Page 4 of cover.
37) Robots
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Describes the characteristics and uses of robots in different environments.
Author
Series
Goldie Blox volume 2
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Goldie Blox works with her friends to complete three dares in time for her beloved Gran's 77th birthday"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science. Did you know that the technology behind cell phones was based on an idea developed during World War II by the Hollywood star Heddy Lamar to prevent the enemy intercepting radio messages? The computer and other electronic devices have changed life dramatically over the last 70 years-and many of the key breakthroughs in technology were made by...
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