Cell Phone Science: What Happens When You Call and Why (Barbara Guth Worlds of Wonder Science Series for Young Reade) - Hardcover

Sequeira, Michele; Westphal, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826349684 ISBN 13: 9780826349682

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2010

Synopsis

Michele Sequeira and Michael Westphal help young people explore this now-commonplace, socially important gadget that connects today’s youth with their friends. The underlying science and technologies, and some of the history that has influenced the development of cell phones, are discussed. Emphasis is given to building science and technology concepts through simple analogies with commonplace items and ideas.

About this title

Product Description:

Cell Phone Science How exactly do cell phones work? The cell or mobile phone is common place, but the technological importance is not understood. This lively history of phones and their innovations will help teenagers understand how the gadget that connects them to their friends really works.

About the Author:

Michele Sequeira and Michael Westphal have worked as engineers at Intel and hold materials science degrees from MIT. Currently they apply their analytical skills to fields as diverse as real estate investment and the motor sports industry. This is their first book. Michele Sequeira and Michael Westphal have worked as engineers at Intel and hold materials science degrees from MIT. Currently they apply their analytical skills to fields as diverse as real estate investment and the motor sports industry. This is their first book.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0826349684
• ISBN 13: 9780826349682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176