| Publication |
New York, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2000.
|
| Description |
160pSilver spine
|
| Summary/Abstract |
Explores the science and technology shaping our future, as well as looking back at the inventions that have transformed the modern world.
|
| Contents |
Introduction
Living with computers:
Age of the microprocessor
Chips with everything
Computers in control
Using computers
Handling information
Working with words
Keeping in touch:
It's good to talk
Linked by laser
Look, no wires
Caught in the net
Entertainment:
Virtual words
Electronic arts
The moving image
Tuning in
The world in your home:
Global village
Online home
Working at home
Keeping watch:
Homewatch
Spying and defense
Earthwatch
Spacewatch
Machines in industry:
Robots at work
Smart factories
Micromachines
Nanotechnology
New materials
Creating power:
Fossil fuels
Energy from atoms
Energy from the cores
Harnessing the elements
Greater efficiency
Machines near and far:
In the home
Domestic robots
Shopping and banking
Machines in hazardous areas
Underwater machines
Machines in space 1
Machines in space 2
Our new home
Homes and cities:
Future city
Living together
Future homes
Construction
Transportation:
Future cars
On the road
Sea transportation
Airports and air travel
Airliners
Work and play:
The way to work
Future learning
Tourism and travel
Leisure activities
Adrenaline sports
Healthy living
Weather, water and waste
Future farming
Biotechnology
Genetic engineering
Finding a cure
Repairing our bodies
Holding back the years
Reference:
Glossary
Websites/Places of interest
Index
Acknowledgements
|
| Standard Number |
0753453606 Hb.
|