Describes how wireless communication technology works; discusses WLANs, hotspots, and network security; and explains how WiFi is used today in doing business, watching television, and online gaming.
Explains what computer networks do and how they work, discussing such topics as LANs, clients and hosts, servers, hubs and routers, protocols, and peer-to-peer networks.
Discusses the history and evolution of touch screens and describes how they work, where they are used today, and possible future developments in the field.
Explores the history and development of the Global Positioning System, and discusses how it is used today to help catch criminals, predict natural disasters, and measure the impact of human activities
Shares useful information on careers in the medical industry, including radiation therapist, robot-assisted surgeon, and diagnostic medical sonographer.
Shares useful information on careers in environmental and energy technology, including environmental analyst, wind turbine technician, and renewable energy project developer.
Take me out to the ballgame ... or just watch the game from your phone! From motion capture technology to software such as GameChanger and PitchTrax, the tech world has become a regular part of Americ
High-Yield? Behavioral Science,?Fourth Edition presents a concise review of the behavioral science material tested on the USMLE Step 1. The High-Yield? outline format, with tables, diagrams, photograp
Nuclear weapons have played an important role in times of war and peace since they were first used in 1945. The use of these weapons has been a topic of strong debate for over 7 years. Readers explore
Biological weapons are extremely dangerous, but militaries around the world are developing various methods to counteract these weapons, including vaccines and ways to clean areas affected by biologica
Discover how data science can help you gain in-depth insight into your business – the easy way!Jobs in data science abound, but few people have the data science skills needed to fill these increasingl
Your logical, linear guide to the fundamentals of data science programming Data science is exploding--in a good way--with a forecast of 1.7 megabytes of new information created every second for each h
Enroll in Professor Rumpelstiltskin's Science and Sorcery class at Ever After High! Join Ginger Breadhouse and create your own destiny. Think up your own MirrorCast show, invent some new recipes, and
Details the history of the computer software and consumer electronics company known for such innovative and popular products as the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Macintosh line of computers.
Presents the story of the online search engine and its founders, from its beginning as a unique searching algorithm to its evolution into a multi-billion-dollar industry.
