technological innovations

An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in the fields of architecture and engineering. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index.

Highlights ten military inventions the authors believe had the most significant impact on the history of warfare, including the sword, gunpowder, battleships, and the atom bomb.

Highlights over sixty modern engineering and architectural wonders of the world, with photographs, descriptions of projects, and explanations of the challenges faced during construction.

Contains twelve articles about books, discussing digital printing, the printed book market, e-books, and how publishers and libraries can meet the challenges presented by e-books.

Examines the ways in which K-12 learning can be revolutionized through innovative classroom practices such as project-based learning, and the use of technology such as voice-recognition software that helps children learn to read.

Examines twenty-first century innovations in sports broadcasting, discussing technology and equipment, announcing of games, business practices, significant innovators, and other related topics.

An introduction to the world of skateboarding, discussing the sport as part of a healthy, active lifestyle, and including notes designed to help readers identify the skills needed for success in the twenty-first century in the areas of learning and innovation, business and money, and life and career.

Discusses the key features of Radical Change--a theory that can be used to identify books with characteristics reflecting the interactivity, connectivity, and access of the digital world--considering changes in forms and formats, perspectives, and boundaries, and including guidelines for evaluating books in the digital age.

Contains twenty-two articles that debate different issues related to the use of techology for medical purposes.