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Technology pervades our daily lives and modern society, and not just when it comes to computers and smart phones. Before there was the computer, there was the abacus. Before the smart phone, there was the telegraph and ball point pen. Electricity, penicillin, and the compass have all led to revolutionary changes in how we live. The Handy Technology Answer Book explains how technology has revolutionized the way people live, work, and play. It covers a broad range of fields, including medicine, mining, buildings, transportation, the military, and agriculture, and how they have been changed by technology.
From the relationship between science and technology to nanotechnology, robots, and predictions for future technology, The Handy Technology Answer Book presents the latest and historical in an engaging and informative format. It brings well-researched answers to more than 1,100 common questions on technology, such as What are the major time...
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About the Authors
Naomi E. Balaban, a reference librarian for more than twenty-five years at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, has extensive experience in the areas of science and consumer health. She edited, with James Bobick, The Handy Science Answer Book, The Handy Anatomy Answer Book, and The Handy Biology Answer Book. She has a background in linguistics and a masters degree in library science.
James Bobick, a retired librarian, was most recently Head of the Science and Technology Department at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for sixteen years. He was also an adjunct professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, teaching the science resources course for graduate students in library and information sciences. He is the author, with G. Lynn Berard, of Science and Technology Resources: A Guide for Information Professionals and Researchers. He has masters degrees in both biology and library science.
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THE HANDY TECHNOLOGY ANSWER BOOK
Copyright 2016 by Visible Ink Press
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Managing Editor: Kevin S. Hile
Art Director: Mary Claire Krzewinski
Typesetting: Marco DiVita
Proofreaders: Larry Baker and Shoshana Hurwitz
Indexer: Larry Baker
Cover images: Google glass: Antonio Zugaldia; electric car: Ludovic Hirlimann; all other images: Shutterstock.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Balaban, Naomi, author.
The handy technology answer book / by Naomi Balaban and James Bobick.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-57859-563-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. TechnologyMiscellanea. I. Balaban, Naomi E., author. II. Title.
T47.B65 2016
600dc23 2015029037
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Acknowledgments
We thank Roger Jnecke for his confidence in our ability to undertake and complete this project. We also thank page designer Mary Claire Krzewinski, typesetter Marco DiVita, indexer Larry Baker, and proofreader Shoshana Hurwitz. We thank managing editor Kevin Hile for his patience, great insights, and editorial skills, once again.
Finally, we thank our spouses, Carey and Sandi, for always being there. We owe you a lot!
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