Inside Robotics (Geek's Guide to Computer Science)
by Senior Lecturer in History James Cooper
Galileo, Michelangelo and Da Vinci: Invention and Discovery in the Time of the Renaissance
by Baby Professor
Think. Invent. Organize. Share. Don't be evil. And change the world. Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea: They were going to organize the world's information. From that one deceptively simple goal, they created one of the most influential and innovative companies in the world. The word “google” has even entered our vocabulary as a verb. Now, find out the true history of Google - from its humble beginnings as a thesis project made out of “borr...
How Robotics Is Changing the World (How Science Changed the World)
by Kathryn Hulick
Read about the history of artificial intelligencefrom smart cars to dronesand learn how the fields of AI and neurology work together to create "thinking machines." You'll also consider the pros and cons of AI and discover what lies ahead.
Genetics and Medicine (Next-Generation Medical Technology)
by Toney Allman
The Industrial Revolution (Timelines in Science)
by Craig Boutland
Science of the Middle Ages (Timelines in Science)
by Craig Boutland
From the Late 1800s to the Early 1900s: Ferdinand Von Zeppelin to Reginald Fessenden (History's Most Influential Inventors)
From the Paleolithic Period to the Early 1800s: Cro-Magnons to Robert Fulton (History's Most Influential Inventors)
A Story of Medicine in 50 Discoveries (History in 50, #0)
by Marguerite Vigliani, M. D. and Gale Eaton
The 5,000-year-old Iceman discovered frozen in the Alps may have treated his gallstones, Lyme disease, and hardening of the arteries with the 61 tattoos that covered his body—most of which matched acupuncture points—and the walnut-sized pieces of fungus he carried on his belt. The herbal medicines chamomile and yarrow have been found on 50,000-year-old teeth, and neatly bored holes in prehistoric skulls show that Neolithic surgeons relieved pressure on the brain (or attempted to release evil spi...
Make - AI Robots
by Reade Richard, Brenda Shivanandan, Andy Forest, and Denzel Edwards
Artificial intelligence is a tool to explore and create, and it starts here with the experts at Steamlabs, a nonprofit that teaches teens to not just be users of technology, but to create with technology so they can be help shape our future. Make: AI Robots introduces young people to AI through exciting craft projects that start with a mechanical cardboard creation, integrates fun electronic lights and motors, adds simple coding on a micro:bit, and then teaches how to train AI to create a spark...
Steve Jobs: Genius by Design (Campfire Graphic Novels) ()
by Jason Quinn
iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iCon! Steve Jobs and his inventions changed the world we live in. His extraordinary life story is brimming with passion, innovation and creative genius. Share his triumphs and failures, as we journey from his birth and his adoption, through the advent of the computer age and on into the digital age. Forced out of the company he created, his indomitable vision allowed him to change the world of computers, movies, music and telecommunications. Prepare to be inspir...
What Is the Future of Virtual Reality? (Future of Technology)
by Carla Mooney
Critical Perspectives on Genetically Modified Crops and Food (Critical Anthologies of Nonfiction Writing)