{"product_id":"the-handy-technology-answer-book-paperback","title":"The Handy Technology Answer Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaomi Balaban\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Bobick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring technology and how it made--and continues to change--the modern world!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Technology pervades our daily lives and modern society, and not just when it comes to computers and smart phones. Before there was the computer, there was the abacus. Before the smart phone, there was the telegraph and ball point pen. Electricity, penicillin, and the compass have all led to revolutionary changes in how we live. From the relationship between science and technology to the four major branches of engineering to nanotechnology, robots, and predictions for future technology, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Handy Technology Answer Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal introduction to technology in everyday life. The newsworthy, the practical, the latest and historical, are all detailed in this entertaining and informative book. It brings the vast changes and major innovations into focus through well-researched answers to more than 1,100 common questions on technology, such as ...\u003ci\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the major time periods of technology? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is considered to be the first engineer? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich individual was granted the most U.S. patents? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is the only U.S. president to receive a patent? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do copyrights differ from patents and trademarks? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the Turing Award? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the tasks of an operating system? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did the term \"glitch\" originate? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat was the first computer game? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is \"phishing\"? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a Uniform Resource Locator, or URL? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow many time zones are there in the world? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the world population of robots? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the most destructive non-lethal weapon? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy is mining an important technology? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy are the rare earth elements important? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is \"green building\"? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho built the Brooklyn Bridge? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow are U.S. highways numbered? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow popular are electric vehicles in the United States? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy is the right side of a ship called \"starboard\"? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the largest aircraft? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow long will fossil fuel reserves last? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the different types of newer, energy-efficient light bulbs? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the carbon cycle? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat products are made from recycled plastic? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho was the first person to receive gene therapy? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan human beings be cloned? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the future of wearable technology in health care?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Providing the facts, stats, science and a little bit of history, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Handy Technology Answer Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e answers important questions about the most important inventions, key breakthroughs, and the towering personalities behind them. It spotlights the tallest, smallest, fastest, longest, and the wide range of human firsts and current bests. This informative and fun book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Bobick\u003c\/b\u003e recently retired after sixteen years as Head of the Science and Technology Department at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. During the same time, he taught the science resources course in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. He recently co-authored, with G. Lynn Berard of Carnegie Mellon University, \u003ci\u003eScience and Technology Resources: A Guide for Information Professionals and Researchers\u003c\/i\u003e. 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