Owen, David

Discusses the history of energy and the search for efficiency and focuses on how to live sustainably while caring for the environment and the future of our planet. Examines the fact that, while we already have the technology and knowledge to live sustainably, little progress has been made to achieve that goal.

Space exploration from early attempts to the future including: the Apollo missions, the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and unmanned space probes.

Presents the history of the Xerox machine and the inventor, Chester Carlson, who began working on his ideas during the Depression, the difficult times he had selling his prototypes, and how a relatively obscure person created the most successful product ever marketed in America.

An illustrated history of espionage, examining different disciplines and methods of intelligence gathering, discussing advances in spy technology, presenting case studies, and including a look at the future of spying.

Profiles forty true crime cases and explains how their investigations were aided by the use of forensic science.

Provides details of fifty actual crimes and how forensic science helped to solve them.

Explains how the methods and technologies of forensic science have been used to solve fifty crimes around the world, helping investigators determine the cause of death, identity of the victim, time of death, and other key information.

An overview of forensic science for young adult readers that includes case studies of actual crimes.