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DK Science & Technology: Technology

HOW ARE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LINKED? FIND OUT MORETechnology is the practical application of knowledge and skills to make tools, machines, buildings, vehicles, and other useful things.HOW ARE…

stealth technology

(Encyclopedia) stealth technology, designs and materials engineered for the military purpose of avoiding detection by radar or any other electronic system. Stealth, or antidetection, technology is…

Women in Technology

Profiles of female trailblazers in technology by Jennie Wood Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer Women in Technology Ada Lovelace Grace Hopper Hedy Lamarr Jean Sammet Roberta…

Science and Technology

Science and Technology Sally Ride Biographies by CategoryArts and Entertainment Business, Philanthropy, and Labor Politics and Government Science and Technology…

DK Science & Technology: Electricity Supply

HOW ARE MOST GENERATORS POWERED? WHAT IS THE POWER GRID? WHAT IS ALTERNATING CURRENT? POWER GRID POWER STATIONSFIND OUT MOREElectricity has revolutionized the way we use energy. It can be generated…

DK Science & Technology: Electricity

WHAT IS ELECTRICITY? HOW MANY FORMS OF ELECTRICITY ARE THERE? HOW DO MATERIALS BECOME CHARGED? ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTIONFIND OUT MOREA lightning strike demonstrates the incredible energy of…

DK Science & Technology: Electromagnetism

HOW DOES ELECTRICITY CREATE MAGNETISM? HOW DOES MAGNETISM PRODUCE ELECTRICITY? WHAT DO GENERATORS DO? ELECTRIC MOTORSFIND OUT MOREAn electric current produces magnetism, and a magnet can produce an…

DK Science & Technology: Electronics

WHAT IS AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL? WHAT ARE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS? WHAT IS A TRANSISTOR? SEMICONDUCTORSFIND OUT MOREElectronic circuits operate nearly every modern machine—microwave ovens, cars, and…

DK Science & Technology: Elements

HOW MANY ELEMENTS ARE THERE? WHICH ARE THE MOST COMMON ELEMENTS? METALSPERIODIC TABLEFIND OUT MOREA substance made up of one kind of atom is an element. Gold is an element because it only contains…

DK Science & Technology: Energy

WHAT FORMS CAN ENERGY TAKE? HOW DOES ENERGY CHANGE FORM? DOES ENERGY GET USED UP? KINETIC JOULES FIND OUT MORE Without energy, the world would be lifeless, dark, and still. When…