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How Super Cool Tech Works

How Super Cool Tech Works

by DK

Covers the latest technology and the possibilities for where tech might go across six chapters: Play, Move, Construct, Power, Live, and Future. Each topic is covered with a "How it works" panel, and additional stories, with each chapter having a gallery spread. New and updated for 2020. Explore future technology, such as robotics, space rockets, artificial intelligence, and even the PS4 console in this cutting-edge non-fiction science book for kids aged 9 and over.

Format
PB
Category
Children
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Publish Date
July 2020

How Super Cool Stuff Works follows on from the original How Cool Stuff Works, which has sold more than 3.5 million copies. It explains how the incredible technologies of today will shape the world of tomorrow. This includes state-of-the-art buildings, new ways of travelling, imaginative entertainment gadgets, space exploration, and even how teleportation and invisibility cloaks might be possible in the future.Each technology is explained in detail, via crisp images and engaging, child-friendly text. "How it works" panels explain the secret inner workings of everything from supercomputers to flying cars, and underwater hotels to drones.New and updated for 2020, How Super Cool Stuff Works is a one-stop shop for kids who want to know what the latest and greatest technologies are, and how they will shape our world in the years to come.

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