Super Cool Tech: Technology, Invention, Innovation - Hardcover

DK

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1465452052 ISBN 13: 9781465452054

Publisher: DK Children, 2016

Synopsis

See today's best innovations and imagine tomorrow's big ideas in this cutting-edge guide that explores how incredible new technologies are shaping the modern world and its future with more than 250 full-color images, X-rays, thermal imaging, digital artworks, cross-sections, and cutaways.

Revealing the secrets behind the latest gadgets and gizmos, state-of-the-art buildings, and life-changing technologies, and what has yet to come, Super Cool Tech makes technology easy to understand. Lift the unique laptop-inspired book cover to see incredible architectural concepts around the world, such as the Hydropolis Underwater Hotel and Resort in Dubai; discover modern technologies like the 3-D printer; and explore the amazing possibilities of the future, such as a flying car and teleportation.

Designed in DK's signature style, Super Cool Tech is the ultimate guide to understanding the latest inventions and looking ahead to the future of technology.

About this title

About the Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.   Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.

From School Library Journal

Gr 4 Up—From the cover that opens like a snazzy silver laptop to the detailed images of the inner workings of this decade's hottest technological innovations, this title will capture the attention of a range of readers. Younger readers might linger over the images of the inner layers of the Apple Watch, while middle grade readers may consider engineering careers that will allow them to tinker with technology. With the current focus on innovative and student-driven learning, this book serves as a launching point into deeper research. Those seeking in-depth descriptions of how inventions are developed or produced should look elsewhere, but readers in search of everything cool in technology will definitely want to interact with this colorful, engaging text. The cover does present an issue, as the binding is a bit flimsy, with hinging on the top and bottom and only a thin tape binding in between the covers. VERDICT School and public libraries should consider this resource as a browsable purchase but might need to add binding support.—Sarah Knutson, American Canyon Middle School, CA

Edition details

• Publisher: DK Children
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1465452052
• ISBN 13: 9781465452054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192