technological innovations

Explains the underlying principles of some of the technologies available to people in the digital age; and discusses how the World Wide Web, Internet telephony, E-mail, videoconferencing, and other tools are impacting everyday life.

Explains how the increasing globalization of work and rapid advancements in communications technology are making age-old teaching methods irrelevant and offers new strategies for today's curriculum.

Details ten innovations from the twenty-first century, including the artificial heart, wireless technology, and the bionic knee.

Profiles eleven women through history whose inventions changed the face of the world, from Madam C.J. Walker's hair product industry to Stephanie Kwolek's Kevlar and Hedy Lamarr's breakthroughs in wireless communication.

Looks at some of the significant scientific and technological discoveries and inventions made in the years between 1990 and 2000, and includes a time line, glossary, photographs and illustrations, and resources for further study.

Looks at some of the significant scientific and technological discoveries and inventions made in the years between 1970 and 1990, and includes a time line, glossary, photographs and illustrations, and resources for further study.

Looks at some of the significant scientific and technological discoveries and inventions made in the 1960s, and includes a time line, glossary, photographs and illustrations, and resources for further study.

Looks at some of the significant scientific and technological discoveries and inventions made in the years between 1940 and 1960, and includes a time line, glossary, photographs and illustrations, and resources for further study.

Looks at some of the significant scientific and technological discoveries and inventions made in the years between 1920 and 1940, and includes a time line, glossary, photographs and illustrations, and resources for further study.

Looks at some of the significant scientific and technological discoveries and inventions made in the years between 1900 and 1920, and includes a time line, glossary, photographs and illustrations, and resources for further study.