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Future tech : the science behind the story Cover Image Book Book

Future tech : the science behind the story / Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh.

Kiffel-Alcheh, Jamie, (author.).

Summary:

You've gone on adventures with Cruz Coronado and his fellow recruits as they communicated with whales using the Universal Cetacean Communicator, camouflaged themselves using the Lumagine shadow badge, and deployed octopods to make speedy escapes. Now dive further into the near-future world of Explorer Academy by learning about the real-life scientific discoveries that inspired the gadgets. This cool book profiles real-life National Geographic explorers who devised innovations like RoboBees (Mell); it features cutting-edge tech that's actually being developed, and provides empowering stories of how tech is enabling conservation successes. Fields of study cover wearable technology, submersibles, robotics, medicine, space farming, everyday technology, and the world of the future. Every good explorer craves information, and now it's time to amp up your technology knowledge -- Source unknown.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781426339141
  • ISBN: 1426339143
  • ISBN: 9781426339158
  • ISBN: 1426339151
  • Physical Description: 125 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
At head of title: National Geographic.
Formatted Contents Note:
Wearable technology -- Training and survival technology -- Everyday technology -- Transformational technology.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 6-14. National Geographic Kids.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Webb City Public. (Show)
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Webb City Public Library J601.12 Kiffel-Alcheh, Jamie (Text) 38262300008427 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -

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