Robots and Other Amazing Gadgets Invented 800 Years Ago explores the origins of eight incredible inventions based on automation during a time when there was no electricity, circuit boards, or computers. In today’s world of modern electric devices at our fingertips, this book encourages children to explore the natural world at its most fundamental level to gain a better understanding of the physical principles of engineering. An educational read for children ages 6-12, this book will inspire them to go outside to explore, watch, and think about how the world works.

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Faisal Hossain is a teacher who enjoys interacting with students at all levels and disciplines as part of his day job as a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. His night job, to which he devotes an equal amount of energy, is about filmmaking and the communication of science. He uses these to build bridges between communities and solve pressing problems for society. His research group at the University of Washington focuses on improving the quality of life in challenging environments through the application of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), with a focus on the supply of water, energy, and food. He initiated the nation’s first Engineering Student Film Contest at the University of Washington in 2017, which is a biannual student film festival for STEM majors as a way to explore the arts.

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