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The handy technology answer book / Naomi Balaban and James Bobick.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2016Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition]Description: 1 online resource (71 entries) : 230 images ; digital filesContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781786841100
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 600 23
LOC classification:
  • T47 .B2165 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- Photo sources -- Introduction -- Introduction to technology -- Computers -- Communications -- Radio and television -- Telecommunications and recordings -- Weights, measures, time, tools, and weapons -- Mining, materials, and manufacturing -- Buildings, bridges, and other structures -- Cars, boats, planes, and trains -- Energy -- Technology and the environment -- Biotechnology and genetic engineering -- Technology and medicine -- Further reading.
Abstract: The Handy Technology Answer Book explains how technology has revolutionized the way people live, work, and play. It covers a broad range of fields, including medicine, mining, architecture, transportation, the military, and agriculture, and how they have been changed by technology.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Ebook Ebook NMC Library Credo Reference Online T47 .B2165 2016 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available online - NMC Login required 518764

Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-432).

About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- Photo sources -- Introduction -- Introduction to technology -- Computers -- Communications -- Radio and television -- Telecommunications and recordings -- Weights, measures, time, tools, and weapons -- Mining, materials, and manufacturing -- Buildings, bridges, and other structures -- Cars, boats, planes, and trains -- Energy -- Technology and the environment -- Biotechnology and genetic engineering -- Technology and medicine -- Further reading.

The Handy Technology Answer Book explains how technology has revolutionized the way people live, work, and play. It covers a broad range of fields, including medicine, mining, architecture, transportation, the military, and agriculture, and how they have been changed by technology.

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