   | How we got to now : six innovations that made the modern world Author: Johnson, Steven | |
| Price: $23.98 | ||
Summary:
This adaptation of an adult book and PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innovations-like clean drinking water and electricity-that changed the way people live.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 8.70 Points: 5.0 Quiz: 199138 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: 6-8 Reading Level: 11.50 Points: 8.0 Quiz: 75860 | |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (09/15/18)
Booklist (10/15/18)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 10/15/2018 Adapted for young readers from an adult book and PBS series, this volume explains six innovations that have changed the world: glass, cold, sound, clean (water), time, and light. It explores how these building blocks have inspired technological breakthroughs that have transformed our lives. The discovery of glassmaking, for example, led to the creation of clear glass, eyeglasses, microscopes, telescopes, cameras, fiberglass, laser beams, and fiber optic cables. Readers may be surprised that some technologies common today were actually developed more than 100 years ago, even if they weren't refined until more recently (electric cars were first developed in the 1890s). Although it mostly features contributions by men from North America and Europe, Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie are mentioned. Not only does this praise scientists' successful undertakings but it also recounts their erroneous beliefs and failures. Vintage photographs, recommended resources, and further back matter are included. The intriguing information here (Louis XIII didn't bathe at all until he was seven!) will inform and fascinate report writers and casual browsers. - Copyright 2018 Booklist.
