technology

To prevent the public from learning about Tori's unusual DNA, technology "geek" Tori and her adoptive parents move to a new town and change their names.

Focuses on the discoveries and inventions of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization in the areas of transportation, agriculture, architecture, science, and technology.

Covers inventors of the past and present, including the creators of Kevlar, Coca Cola, eBay, and the Global Positioning System. Explores the early life of each inventor, their education and professional life, and their contributions to society. Surveys the history of technological advancements in fields such as agriculture, transportation, communication, entertainment, textiles, medicine, and others.

Focuses on the discoveries and inventions of the ancient Roman civilization in the areas of transportation, agriculture, architecture, science, and technology.

Encourages preteen and teen girls to use technology such as texting, Facebook, and the Internet responsibly, explaining the dangers they might face and offering advice on how to handle specific situations.

Contains instructions for science projects referenced in volumes one through nine of "Rourke's World of Science Encyclopedia, " and includes a cumulative index and glossary.

A science encyclopedia designed for middle school students, examining topics related to mathematics, explaining what mathematics is, and covering numbers, sets, ratios, statistics, algebra, geometry, measurement, and advanced math, with further reading sidebars and illustrations.

A science encyclopedia designed for middle school students, examining topics related to technology, explaining what technology is, and covering agriculture, transportation, electronics, medicine, communications, entertainment, computers, and people who use technology, with further reading sidebars and illustrations.

A science encyclopedia designed for middle school students, examining topics related to physics, explaining what physics is, and covering motion and force, energy, electricity and magnetism, heat, waves, sound and light, nuclear energy, and people who study physics, with further reading sidebars and illustrations.

A science encyclopedia designed for middle school students, examining topics related to astronomy and space, explaining what astronomy is, and covering the solar system, stars, galaxies, the universe, space exploration, and people who study space, with further reading sidebars and illustrations.