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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In The Glass Cage, best-selling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure and reveals something we already suspect: shifting our attention to computer screens can leave us disengaged and discontented.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes Ruth Ware's highly anticipated fifth novel. When she stumbles across the ad, she's looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss--a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten--by...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about the computer technology used in smart homes and buildings that is making our lives easier and our homes more secure. Use the algorithms and ideas used to control devices within buildings to create your own coding programs. Five step-by-step projects use the latest version of Scratch, the free online coding program, to help you learn about motion sensors and create burglar alarms for your computer that use sound and motion to detect...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to coding in transportation. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Mining can be a dirty and dangerous business. Some mines are difficult, if not impossible, for humans to reach. Enter our ever-evolving world of robotics. They help clean up mining disasters, drill into the ocean floor, and more. Young readers will "dig" the informational text, intriguing facts, and full-color images. A "Words to Know" feature helps students master new vocabulary. Mining Robots includes an activity that shows readers how to make their...
Series
Publisher
Sony Wonder
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
What is auto-tainment? Larry the cucumber is pretty sure it involves an automated set from the future, singing robotic children and some of the veggies performing bizarre renditions of classic songs. Bob and Larry learn that God still loves them even when the future doesn't work out the way they had hoped.
8) Smart house
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
After a family moves into a technologically advanced home designed to make life easier, the program running the house becomes overly protective.
Author
Series
Publisher
World Book
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Architects, engineers, and urban planners are building a better future for city dwellers. How high can skyscrapers climb? What will cities of the future look like? What will this city tech be able to do for you? This book answers these questions and more.
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