Could a robot make my dinner?
Subtitle: and other questions about technology
By: Kay Barnham
Series: Questions you never thought you'd ask; Read me!; Questions you never thought you'd ask; Read me! (Chicago, Ill.)
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781410952004; 9781410952066
Subjects: Miscellanea; Technology; Juvenile literature; Accelerated Reader test book
Description: "Could a robot make my dinner? Why do we need rockets to go into space? Why don't cranes fall over? This book takes a fun look at technology by asking and answering a series of quirky yet thought-provoking questions such as these!"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Could a robot make my dinner?; title: Why do we need rockets to get into space?; title: Can a computer really catch a virus?; title: How do remote controls work?; title: How do the stripes get into toothpaste?; title: Why don't cranes fall over?; title: Who flies a pilotless aeroplane?; title: Is time travel possible?; title: Why do I need special glasses to watch 3D movies?; title: How do astronauts go to the toilet in space?; title: Why don't boats sink?; title: How do I measure a mountain?; title: Why do night-vision goggles make everything green?