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Pub. Date
2018
Description
Coding is all around us in the real world if you know where to look. This informative book shows young readers how machines such as scanners at the grocery store use coding, and how they connect to databases for inventory and for payment. Easy-to-follow text breaks down "IF, THEN" statements and other rules of coding that make things such as light sensors on street lights and 3-D printers work. --
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences....
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"We're all cyborgs. It's true! We use it every day in all aspects of our lives -- but that's not a bad thing! The problem is when we let it take over our lives. This book will help kids and grownups alike reflect on their relationships with technology and learn to embrace the benefits of being unplugged."--Back cover.
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