technology

An introduction to STEAM topics (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) with step-by-step activities.

"Days after winning control of OASIS, the immersive virtual reality environment in which most of humanity chooses to live, Wade Watts discovers a world-changing technological advancement and draws the attention of a merciless new rival--OCLC.

"Offers a . . . look at the players, promises, and potential problems of Big Tech. Through interviews with corporate leaders, . . . venture capitalists, scholars, journalists, activists, and more, [the author] explores . . . Silicon Valley's global influence--Provided by publisher.

In a world dominated by mega-corporation Beetle--whose infallible predictive algorithm has developed society to be the best possible version of itself--Beetle CEO Guy Matthias lives like the king of the world. Then, things fall apart for him in the midst of rumors of minor glitches in the system, an anomaly called "Zed," attacks from the hacker "Gogol," his wife threatening to leave over his infidelity, and the probable loss of a game-changing deal with China. Suddenly, Guy, at the top of the world, feels powerless.

The author offers a coming-of-age look at her time in a big-data startup in Silicon Valley. Discusses the current state of the tech industry that is being destroyed from within from greed, self-delusion, excess, ambitious power, and misogyny.

Hedda rediscovers the Glare-the real Glare, a first-person shooter game from the dark web that scared her when she was younger. They say if you die thirteen times on level thirteen, you die in real life. But as Hedda starts playing the so-called "death game"-and the game begins spreading among her friends.

"Concrete mixers must keep mixing their load--or the concrete will harden! These trucks are fascinating to watch as they move forward while the drum they carry turns around and around. Readers will . . . learn about this hardworking machine and why it's needed on so many construction projects. Low-ATOS text offers comprehensible explanations, and . . . photographs add to this . . . book's appeal"--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 . . . 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"--Provided by publisher.

"Over its 2,700-year history, the Maya became one of the most complex and dominant indigenous civilizations in pre-Columbian America. They became masters in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)--evident through the archaeological remains. The Maya built massive civilizations with temples, palaces, extensive highway networks, and some of the largest pyramids in the world. This title explores all these innovations and more, explaining how, why, and when the Mayan empire's greatest minds came up with unique STEM solutions to everyday problems"--Provided by publisher.

"In size and sophistication, the most impressive empire in the Americas was the Incas. Established in Peru in the twelfth century, the Incan empire united millions of people and dozens of distinct cultures under a single governing system. The Incas lacked what many assume are essential to empire-building: writing, the wheel, a favorable climate. Still, the Incas overcame these challenges with incredible science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) innovations: terrace agriculture, elaborate road systems, earthquake-proof buildings, a planned economy without money, and an elaborate mathematics communicated with textiles. Incan accomplishments show that technological developments take many unexpected forms"--Provided by publisher.