Inventors & inventions

Discusses the development of video technology, some of its current uses for entertainment, education, and business, as well as future possibilities.

Describes the development and deployment of man-made satellites and surveys their many varied uses--past, present, and future.

An introduction to the science of rocketry from the time of the earliest Chinese rockets in A.D. 1231 to the present.

An overview of the science of radiology, from Roentgen's discovery of the x-ray to the evolving uses of radiology in medicine and industry.

Discusses the history, sources, and uses of nuclear energy and examines its dangers and its possible future.

Describes the discovery, principles, and types of lasers, the light they produce, their contributions to industry, medicine, war, crime detection, communication, and other fields--and future uses of their amazing powers.

Describes the history and applications of biotechnology, focusing on how scientists develop new organisms by altering the genetic makeup of living things.

An illustrated history of television, from its precursors such as telegraph and radio to its impact on society and projections for its future.