The modern world
By: edited by Briony Ryles and Derek Hall
Series: Curriculum connections
Publisher: Brown Bear Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Redding, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781933834887
Description: Chronicles the technological advancements of the modern era, including achievements in warfare, space exploration, medical technology, transportation, personal electronics, and ecology.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Planetary probes; title: Nuclear weapons; title: Guided missiles; title: Semiconductors; title: Seeing inside the body; title: Advanced surgery; title: Robotics; title: The Apollo moon program; title: The moon's secrets; title: High-speed trains; title: Birth of personal computers; title: Space shuttle and space stations; title: Superconductors; title: The Hubble space telescope; title: Cloning; title: The greenhouse effect; title: The Human Genome Project; title: The World Wide Web; title: Future energy; title: Timelines.