Cool Tech

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Cool Tech is a thrilling journey through the physical side of the virtual world. Marvel at the technology that keeps you connected, from the ships installing lines deep in the ocean, the robots locating wire breaks, the satellites beaming signals across the earth, the teams retrieving and splicing lines together, to the servers directing and feeding internet traffic around the world. Plus, take a look back at the history of the internet, exploring the people and inventions that led to its creation and tour a virtual museum to see how the technology has progressed over the years changing the lives of ordinary people everywhere.

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  • Year: 2,011

  • Pages: 146

  • Pages In File: 146

  • Language: English

  • Topic: 187

  • Issue: 2011 12 30

  • Identifier: 0756682703,9780756682705

  • Paginated: 1

  • Org File Size: 35,803,918

  • Extension: pdf

  • Tags: Библиотека Литература для детей и родителей Развивающая литература

  • Toc: Contents......Page 6Calculators and computers ......Page 8The great brain ......Page 10Grace Hopper ......Page 12Evolution of the computer ......Page 14A vision of the future ......Page 16Early home computing ......Page 18Laptop ......Page 21Networks ......Page 22Inventing the World Wide Web ......Page 24Undersea cables ......Page 26Internet traffic ......Page 28Silicon Valley ......Page 30Bill Gates ......Page 33How Apple grew ......Page 34What’s behind a website? ......Page 36What do search engines do? ......Page 38Who invented Google? ......Page 40Server farm ......Page 42Our time online ......Page 44Social networking ......Page 46Mark Zucker

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