Saturno (Saturn)

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Describes the life of a baby seal, from birth with fur so wet it looks yellow, through molting and learning to swim and hunt, to setting off into the open sea.

Esta obra recoge una selección de algunos de los artículos más sugerentes de Flusser. El autor propone que el futuro depende del diseño. Analizando distintos objetos cotidianos, así como temas relacionados con el diseño, desde las tiendas de campaña y los paraguas hasta la ética industrial y la arquitectura de Wittgenstein, Flusser hace hincapié en las relaciones existentes entre el arte y la ciencia, la teología y la tecnología, y la qrqueología y la arquitectura. De la misma manera en que la creatividad formal ha producido armas de destrucción a la vez que grandes obras de...

This illustrated book for children and youths explores the design and history of telescopes, advances in telescope technology, and the structure of the space telescope Hubble. It also includes information on other telescopes like the Subaru, the Gemini, and robotic telescopes, and on observatories.