Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes : Technological Literacy for the 1990s

by RichardP.Brennan (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $10.48

  A lively survey of the horizons of modern technology. Written in an engaging, conversational style, this book explains complex issues in familiar, non-technical terms. It offers an in depth look at all the key areas, in chapters covering space travel and exploration; biotechnology and genetic engineering; computers, medicine and defense and weapons technology. It also includes a technological literacy test to tell you what you really know and what you ought to.