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" The handy technology answer book / "
Naomi Balaban and James Bobick.
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BL
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853596
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Balaban, Naomi E.
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| Title & Author
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The handy technology answer book /\ Naomi Balaban and James Bobick.
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit [Michigan] :: Visible Ink Press,, [2016]
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1 online resource (x, 451 pages) :: illustrations
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1578595630
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: 1578595940
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: 1578595959
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: 178684110X
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: 9781578595631
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: 9781578595945
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: 9781578595952
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: 9781786841100
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9781578595631
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-432).
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| Contents
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About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- Photo sources -- Introduction -- Introduction to technology -- Computers -- Communications -- Radio and television -- Telecommunications and recordings -- Weights, measures, time, tools, and weapons -- Mining, materials, and manufacturing -- Buildings, bridges, and other structures -- Cars, boats, planes, and trains -- Energy -- Technology and the environment -- Biotechnology and genetic engineering -- Technology and medicine -- Further reading.
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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, architecture, transportation, the military, and agriculture, and how they have been changed by technology.
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Technology, Miscellanea.
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Engineering Applied Sciences.
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SCIENCE-- Applied Sciences.
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Technology - General.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Inventions.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Reference.
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Technology.
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| Dewey Classification
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600
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| LC Classification
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T47.B2165 2016eb
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Bobick, James E.
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