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Technology pervades our daily lives and modern society, and not just when it comes to computers and smart phones. Before there was the computer, there was the abacus. Before the smart phone, there was the telegraph and ball point pen. Electricity, penicillin and the compass have all led to revolutionary changes in how we live. The Handy Technology Answer Book explains how technology has revolutionised the way people live, work and play. It covers a broad range fields, including medicine, mining, buildings and transportation.

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"... provides easily understandable short answers to common technology questions about computers, cell phones, and so many other inventions that are part of our everyday lives at work and at home. … full of well researched information ..." —National Science Teachers Association Recommends

The Handy Technology Answer Book

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    A Paperback / softback by Naomi E. Balaban, James E. Bobick

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      Publisher: Visible Ink Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/02/2016
      ISBN13: 9781578595631, 978-1578595631
      ISBN10: 1578595630

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      Book Synopsis
      Technology pervades our daily lives and modern society, and not just when it comes to computers and smart phones. Before there was the computer, there was the abacus. Before the smart phone, there was the telegraph and ball point pen. Electricity, penicillin and the compass have all led to revolutionary changes in how we live. The Handy Technology Answer Book explains how technology has revolutionised the way people live, work and play. It covers a broad range fields, including medicine, mining, buildings and transportation.

      Trade Review
      "... provides easily understandable short answers to common technology questions about computers, cell phones, and so many other inventions that are part of our everyday lives at work and at home. … full of well researched information ..." —National Science Teachers Association Recommends

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