DK Eyewitness
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From the internal combustion engine to the microchip the modern world has been shaped by advances in technology. This fact-filled book shows why such inventions came about and how they work. Since primitive man first made flint axes by knocking stones together human beings have rearranged the world around them transforming natural resources such as stone metal and wood to meet their particular needs. Over the centuries these and other materials have been combined to make new ones such as glass and plastic. Since the 19th century these advances have transformed every area of our lives - from the home to the workplace from the food we eat and the clothes we wear to the way we communicate and learn about the world around us. Illustrated throughout with how-it-works colour photographs and diagrams Technology gives a fascinating insight into how science has shaped our history.
Take a detailed look at the fascinating world of robots - from the earliest single-task machines to the advanced intelligence of robots with feelings. Young readers will be amazed to learn all that robots can do: perform delicate surgical operations, clean city sewers, work as museum tour guides, or even battle each other in combat. Find out how humans have created these mechanical minds and bodies.
The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
Eyewitness ROBOT takes a detailed look at the fascinating world of robots from their earliest days through to the advanced intelligence of future robots with feelings. The book includes machines that perform delicate surgical operations and those that clean our sewers to those that work as museum tour guides and even battle each other in combat. There are robot toys and robots that help in the classroom as well as underwater robots and cyborgs. A timelines of robots and a list of websites make this a complete guide to the world of robotics.