Super Cool Tech: Technology, Invention, Innovation

by Ian Graham (Contributor), Tom Jackson (Contributor)

See today's best innovations and imagine tomorrow's big ideas in Super Cool Tech. This cutting-edge guide explores how incredible new technologies are shaping the modern world and its future, from familiar smartwatches to intelligent, driverless cars.

Packed with more than 250 full-color images, X-rays, thermal imaging, digital artworks, cross-sections, and cutaways, Super Cool Tech reveals the secrets behind the latest gadgets and gizmos, state-of-the-art buildings, and life-changing technologies.

Lift the unique laptop-inspired book cover to see incredible architectural concepts around the world, such as the Hydropolis Underwater Hotel and Resort in Dubai, and the River Gym, a human-powered floating gym in New York City. Discover how a wheelchair adapts to its surroundings and learn how a cutting board can give the nutritional information of the food being prepared on it.

From 3-D-printed cars to robot vacuum cleaners, Super Cool Tech reveals today's amazing inventions and looks ahead to the future of technology, including hologram traffic lights and the Galactic Suite Hotel in space. Perfect for STEAM education initiatives, Super Cool Tech makes technology easy to understand, following the history of each invention and how they impact our everyday lives, and "How It Works" panels explain the design and function of each item using clear explanations and images.

Designed in DK's signature style, Super Cool Tech is the ultimate guide to exploring and understanding the latest gadgets and inventions while looking ahead to the future of technology.

Genres: Science, Technology, Nonfiction, Engineering

192 pages, Hardcover

Published October 11, 2016

About the author

After working as an in-house journalist and editor in consumer electronics magazines, Ian Graham became a freelance writer. He has written more than 230 illustrated non-fiction books for children and teens, and contributed chapters to books including Dorling Kindersley’s Know it All and Big Ideas that Changed the World. He has a degree in applied physics and a postgraduate diploma in journalism.

Reviews

[Lisa Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is aptly named - it's super cool. Opening like a laptop computer, the book offers a double page spread on some the coolest tech innovations out there - and those the future may hold. There are several chapters including play, move, construct and live, among others. Each item has multiple pictures and a description on how it works. Fascinating - both the information and the imagination and creativity that people have. As a side note, when I was little, I had to create an invention for the future for a class project, and I made a TV watch. I should have patented my idea.

[Lynn Cansler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm loving this book. Reading very slowly because I have to stop and look up each gadget on Amazon to see how much it costs. Usually I'm a positive person. But I can't help myself from thinking that many of these technologies have drawbacks if used for terrorism or other foul means. As much as these technologies could help us, some could also be used to hurt us.

[Dionne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool setup of book...like a laptop computer. Easy to read with diagrams about technological inventions over the last century or so. Very interesting to see how things are put together and work.

[Talley · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is cool like it said on the cover=).

[Vi · Rating 5 out of 5]

not much things to do, but much things to think about and how the design came about.

[Anson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and informative book with many easy to read diagrams of the machinery inside past, present and future tech. Nice job!

[Aaden · Rating 3 out of 5]

good

[Adon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible images and secret inner working of everything from drones and supercomputers to underwater hotels and fling cars.

[Sharie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unbelievably cool, futuristic ideas that are coming to fruition.

[Scottsdale Public Library]

This is the perfect read for a super curious eight year old, or so my eight year old son tells me. This book has a plethora of topics on everything: tech they use everyday like "tablet computers", to developing tech like "the internet of things", and even theoretical tech like "teleportation via quantum entanglement". Content is divided into categories and each topic has a summary and then a "How it Works" section that both my son and I found fascinating. Warning: this book may lead to a list of books to check out from the library on each topic!-- Alexis S.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful resource that is currently up to date with all the inventions coming out in recent years. Great for exciting those little scientists.