How Super Cool Tech Works

By Kathleen H. Wurst

Discover the mind-blowing high-tech inventions of the future Incredible images reveal the secret inner workings of everything from drones and supercomputers to underwater hotels and flying cars.

How Super Cool Tech Works explains how incredible technologies will shape the world of tomorrow. Explore robotics, space rockets, artificial intelligence, and even game consoles in this cutting-edge non-fiction science book for kids aged 9 and over. Also featured are state-of-the-art buildings, new ways of traveling, imaginative entertainment gadgets, and even how teleportation and invisibility cloaks might be possible in the future. Each exciting subject is explained in detail, via crisp images and engaging, child-friendly text. "How it works" panels explain each subject's secret inner workings.

New and updated for 2020, How Super Cool Tech Works is a one-stop shop for kids who want to know what the latest and greatest technologies are, and how they will shape our world in the years to come.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0744020298
• ISBN13: 9780744020298
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

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