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48 pp.
| Raintree |
March, 2001 |
LibraryISBN 0-7398-1014-6$$27.12
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4-6Science Fact Files series.
This general overview features double-page spreads devoted to topics such as the telephone, radio, radar, satellites, and the Internet, with an emphasis on the scientific technology behind each of these advances. The writing is flat, and the pages are busy with unimpressive color photos and fact boxes containing supplemental information, historical background, and predictions for the future. Bib., glos., ind.