Tremendous technology inventions
By: by Katie Marsico
Series: Awesome inventions you use every day; Awesome inventions you use every day
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781467710923; 9781467716901
Subjects: Technological innovations; Juvenile literature; Inventions
Description: Did you know that President Thomas Jefferson used a copier? Or that one of the world's fastest computers is the size of a two-story house? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind technology inventions you use every day. From the teenager who first imagined the television to a $900 smartphone named Simon, you'll find out how we got the technological wonders that help us connect, create, and keep up.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Copy machines; title: Televisions; title: Computers; title: Video games; title: The internet; title: Global positioning systems; title: MP3 players; title: E-Readers; title: Smartphones; title: Tablet computers.