Cell Phone Science: What Happens When You Call and Why

by Michelle Sequeira, Michael Westphal, Michele Sequeira

Book Overview

Their buzzes, beeps, bells, and tunes have disrupted countless classes, movies, and meals; public auditoriums now have signs posted prominently asking people to turn their cell phones off; cities such as Santa Fe have banned their use in automobiles. But these little connection gadgets have become ubiquitous because they are so useful--many would blanch at the thought of losing their cell phone. Cell phones are useful because of the science, technology,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826349684
• ISBN13: 9780826349682
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9