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Could a robot make my dinner? : and other questions about technology / Kay Barnham.

by Barnham, Kay.

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Raintree, c2014.

Technology -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.

Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature

Questions you never thought you'd ask.

Read me! (Chicago, Ill.)

9781410952004 (hc)

1410952002 (hc)

32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Could a robot make my dinner? -- Why do we need rockets to get into space? -- Can a computer really catch a virus? -- How do remote controls work? -- How do the stripes get into toothpaste? -- Why don't cranes fall over? -- Who flies a pilotless aeroplane? -- Is time travel possible? -- Why do I need special glasses to watch 3D movies? -- How do astronauts go to the toilet in space? -- Why don't boats sink? -- How do I measure a mountain? -- Why do night-vision goggles make everything green?

"Could a robot make my dinner? Why do we need rockets to go into space? Why don't cranes fall over? This book takes a fun look at technology by asking and answering a series of quirky yet thought-provoking questions such as these!"--From publisher.

Children's questions and answers.

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