technology & engineering / history

"The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS-and the consequent decline of privacy"--Provided by publisher.

"Technology journalist Luke Dormehl takes you through the history of AI and how it makes up the foundations of the machines that think for us today"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the lives and careers of the men and women responsible for the creation of the digital age, including Doug Englebart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and more.

Explores the impact of past innovations on the future, describing scientific achievements from the abacus to the Internet, relating how the invention of the smartphone stems from communication satellites, television, quantum theory, vacuum tubes, radio, radio waves, and electricity, and discussing how scientific innovations and can lead to future milestones in technology.