technology

Describes various career options for people who work in Internet technology, with an emphasis on how science, technology, engineering, art, and math are important in this type of work. Also outlines specific jobs available within the field, STEAM job facts, and more.

"At the dawn of Europe's Scientific Revolution, China was a major world power. With million-person cities, vast navies, and a robust trade in luxury goods, China was a country of marvels. The 'Central Kingdom' was also a country of invention. This fascinating resource explores the science and technology behind China's rise to power: the incredible scope, the unique traditions that supported it, and the reasons for the eventual decline of the dynastic era. Readers will learn of agricultural innovations, massive building projects, elaborate machines, and countless inventions that changed the way the world ate, drank, read, waged war, and traveled"--Provided by the publisher.

"Tells us about the . . . science behind everyday things (like drinking water,) and not-so-everyday things (like space travel and baby dinosaurs). Come along for the ride of a lifetime! [This book] turns the ordinary into extraordinary, explaining everything from heat conduction to expiration dates, with a side of states-of-matter and biological clocks"--OCLC.

Presents scenarios about days that could come to pass in the future, including Great Britain abolishing the monarchy,Saudi Arabia pumping its last barrel of oil, and more.

"Twelve-year-old Simon Rosen has a plan: make videos to ace his class project, earn a trip to Vancouver, participate in the Video Game Championships, get his parents to fall back in love. But when he tries to record himself, he soon learns that plans can go embarrassingly awry"--Provided by publisher.

"A book for young readers about the science behind the designing and building of airplanes"--Provided by publisher.

From the founding of its republic in 509 B.C.E. to the demise of its empire in 476 C.E., Rome dominated the countries of the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East, and Europe as far north as Britain. Roman scientists, engineers, mathematicians, architects, and others left a rich legacy of roads, aqueducts, bridges, mills, treatises, and more over its thousand-year history and for the centuries to come. This intriguing volume explains the dramatic story of Rome's conquests and triumphs, and how they went hand in hand with advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM.

Explores the impact a series of unprecedented political, ethical, economic, scientific, and financial issues may have on American society in the very near future.