Cool stuff and how it works

Summary: Clear, accessible text--along with cutting-edge imaging that reveals the inner secrets of high-tech devices--explains all aspects of modern technology, from microchips to iPods.

Record details

ISBN: 9780756614652
ISBN: 0756614651
Physical Description: print
256 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: New York : Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Imaging techniques -- Connect: Introduction -- Microchip -- Mobile phone -- Fibre optics -- Digital radio -- LCD TV -- Toys gallery -- Voice recognition -- Pet translator-- Eye scan -- Neon-- Links gallery -- Internet -- Video link -- Satellite -- What next? -- Play: Introduction -- Trainer -- Football -- Racket -- Snowboard -- Bike -- Fabrics gallery-- Camera -- Computer games -- Guitar -- Compact disc -- MP3 Player -- Arenas gallery-- Headphones -- DJ Decks-- Fireworks -- What next? -- Live: Introduction -- Match -- Light bulb -- Mirror -- Watch -- Battery -- Solar cell -- Heat gallery -- Microwave -- Fridge -- Aerogel -- Homes gallery -- Lock-- Shaver -- Aerosol -- Washing machine -- Vacuum -- Robot helper -- What next? -- Move: Introduction -- Motorbike -- Fuel-cell car -- Car engine -- Parts gallery -- Crash test -- Car tower -- Wheelchair -- Lift -- Submersible -- Osprey-- Jet engine -- Wind tunnel -- Black box -- Routes gallery -- Navigation -- Space Shuttle -- Space probe -- What next? -- Work: Introduction -- Digital pen -- Laptop -- Motherboard -- Flash stick-- Virtual keyboard -- Laser printer-- Scanner -- ID gallery-- Smart card -- Radio ID tag -- Robot worker -- Wet welding -- Fire suit -- Glues gallery -- Doppler radar -- What next? -- Survive: Introduction -- Scans gallery -- MRI scan -- Laser surgery -- Robot surgery -- Pacemaker -- Camera capsule -- Bionic limbs -- Skin graft -- Cells gallery -- Vaccination -- Antibiotics -- IVF -- Biochip -- What next? -- Reference: Timelines -- Groundbreakers -- Techno terms -- Index.