Sean Connollys bestselling genius at work series gets its T! STEM, standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, refers to the core non-humanities subjects that are so critical to contemporary education. And now, after covering everything but the technology, this master of fun, messy, possibly risky and compelling interactive science experiments explores twenty-seven key areas in current and near-future tech. Author of The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science, The Book of Massively Epic Engineering Disasters, and, most recently, The Book of Ingeniously Daring Chemistry Sean Connolly delves into the fascinating and potentially scary world of driverless cars, artificial intelligence, robots and androids, smart clothing, the internet of things, test-tube meat, the space elevator, and more. Through cool illustrations, quick definitions, illustrated panels, and Connolly's clear and always-lively writing, readers learn what each breakthrough means; how it has or will improve our lives; what other technologies are related to it; and what the terrifyingly awesome potential risks are. (3D printing? What happens when someone bad prints a weapon?) And to make the learning hands-on, each chapter includes an experiment to help understand the underlying principles of these incredibly complicated developments: Use milk jugs and balloons to test solar power. Food dye and water to understand genome technology. A paper airplane to gain insight into drones. Two boards and two friends to replicate the force of a powered exoskeleton. Its science, down to a T.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Irresponsible Science .

This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade-9th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-14 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Workman Publishing .

Sean Connolly is an experienced writer for children who has written widely on current affairs and historical issues. Kristyna Baczynski is an illustrator, comic book artist and designer who grew up in the Pennines of Yorkshire in a family from the Carpathians of Ukraine. She has received a Northern Design Award and produced work for Anorak, Fantagraphics, Metro, Etsy and the Royal Shakespeare Company.