Discover Drones

Discover Drones
Author: Douglas Hustad
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 154152988X

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Drones seem to be everywhere. But what is the difference between drones used in the military and those used in civilian life? How fast can drones travel? Users pilot crewless aircraft of all shapes and sizes for many different purposes. Learn about the types of drones in use today and how drones will change the world in the years to come. As part of the Searchlight BooksTM collection, this series sheds light on an intriguing topic—What's Cool about Science? Clear text, vivid photos, and real-life examples bring these amazing technologies to life!

Explore Drones

Explore Drones
Author: Abbe Lynn Starr
Publisher: Lerner Publications TM
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2024-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Drones are commonly used by the military, scientists, and more. Discover the beginning of drones, how and why people use drones today, and where the future of drones could be headed.

Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy

Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy
Author: Jay Williams
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2020-06-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1479454869

A mistake by Danny leads to one of the Professor';s most startling inventions—ISIT, the Invisibility Simulator with Intromittent Transmission—a dragonfly-like probe which could be piloted with a telepresence helmet and gauntlet gloves. They all get to try it out. Irene uses it for bird watching. Joe investigates a bee hive. And Danny discovers a bully plans to cheat in a spelling bee. But none of them realizes the ISIT has military possibilities—until a general tries to sieze it!

Discover Bionics

Discover Bionics
Author: Nikole Brooks Bethea
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541529820

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Bionics uses mechanical and electronic technology to solve biological problems. How does it help people who have lost limbs walk again? How does it return hearing or vision to the deaf or blind? What crucial organs can it replace inside the body? Learn more about how today's bionics are extending, improving, and saving lives.

The Dynamic World of Drones

The Dynamic World of Drones
Author: Nikole Brooks Bethea
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515773906

Join super scientist Max Axiom as he explores the technology behind and everyday use of drones in our world. Science and engineering content central to the STEM Initiative comes alive in full-color graphic novel format. Max's adventures make it all fun!

Drones

Drones
Author: Wendy Hinote Lanier
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 164185510X

Gives readers a close-up look at drones. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, labeled diagrams, and a "How It Works" feature, the book provides an engaging overview of this amazing aircraft.

Discover Nanotechnology

Discover Nanotechnology
Author: Lisa J. Amstutz
Publisher: Lerner Digital ™
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541529928

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Did you know that scientists are able to build with atoms, the smallest building blocks of the universe? Advanced devices, materials, and computers are three areas in which nanotechnology is changing our future a few molecules at a time. Learn more about how scientists work with the tiniest objects imaginable.

Drones and Warfare

Drones and Warfare
Author: Jeff Mapua
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508173370

Throughout the history of warfare, combatants have sought out higher ground. With the development of military drones, the United States and other powers now have access to the highest ground: the sky itself. The incredible and sobering power of drones as weapons—both as tools of surveillance and as delivery systems for missiles—is explored in this book. Readers will be fascinated by the history of drones, their current usage in hot spots around the globe, and their possible future incarnations. The coverage of the very controversial ethical and moral issues surrounding drone use also makes this book a valuable resource.

The Big Book of Drones

The Big Book of Drones
Author: Ralph DeFrangesco
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2022-07-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000575411

Drones are taking the world by storm. The technology and laws governing them change faster than we can keep up with. The Big Book of Drones covers everything from drone law to laws on privacy, discussing the history and evolution of drones to where we are today. If you are new to piloting, it also covers how to fly a drone including a pre-flight checklist. For those who are interested in taking drones to the next level, we discuss how to build your own using a 3D printer as well as many challenging projects for your drone. For the truly advanced, The Big Book of Drones discusses how to hack a drone. This includes how to perform a replay attack, denial of service attack, and how to detect a drone and take it down. Finally, the book also covers drone forensics. This is a new field of study, but one that is steadily growing and will be an essential area of inquiry as drones become more prevalent.

Drones and Flying Robots

Drones and Flying Robots
Author: Mary Lindeen
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512440094

An introduction to these flying wonders.