cellular telephones

This book describes the technological development of cell phones, from the first mobile phone in 1973 to today's cell phones that use a digital system.

Presents the history and development of the telephone from the invention and use of the telegraph through to the modern cell phones used today.

From a boring science lecture about life on other planets, fifteen-year-old Rex Jones and his friends, Dave and Carl, are transported by Rex's mysterious cell phone onto the only space ship that can stop aliens from destroying planet Earth.

After her phone is stolen during a hotel fire drill, Poppy Wyatt, discovering an abandoned phone in a trash can, crashes into the life of the phone's owner, Sam Roxton, when she uses his phone to make her wedding preparations.

Contains sixteen essays that present different perspectives on the debate over the use of cellular phones while driving, discussing safety, convenience, and public opinion.

A controversial report on the alleged link between cell phone use and brain damage in children argues that cell phone radiation has reached emergency levels and is directly related to such health problems as Alzheimer's, infertility, and cancer.

When fifteen-year-old Rex Jones's mysterious cell phone transports him to a contest for disc jockeys, he becomes the target of a cheater and must take some risks even to compete.

After moving to Alaska with her family, sixteen-year-old Aggie Eckhart loses her cell phone and tries to locate it with its built-in GPS tracker. When she finds it, she realizes it is enjoying northern life much more than she is and decides to follow her phone's example and live life to the fullest in her new home.

Examines the effects of the online revolution created by the Internet, cell phones, and the combination of these technologies, which enable people to work and play anytime, anywhere. Considers the impact on relationships, democracy, privacy, behaviors, and attitudes.

When fifteen-year-old Rex Jones's mysterious cell phone transports him and his friends, Dave and Carl, into a bank's high-powered security center, the three are charged with preventing notorious bank robber Razor Bell from breaking into the vault.