What Are Integrated Circuits?

by Patricia Harris and Patricia Harris

Book Overview

In this volume, readers learn that early computers were housed in large rooms, and each individual circuit and part was separate from the others. Today, thanks to miniaturization, a whole computer system can be integrated or combined on a single chip. An X-ray of a tablet reveals that most of the case is filled with batteries. The actual computer board is much smaller than most people would imagine. This book traces the development of integrated circuits...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508155194
• ISBN13: 9781508155195
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7