Becoming bionic : and other ways science is making us super

Title
Becoming bionic : and other ways science is making us super

Personal Author EPSB
Heather, Camlot

Summary
Using popular superheroes and their powers as a starting point for imagining what could be, BECOMING BIONIC explores how science is constantly searching for and discovering new ways to augment the human body and the human experience. BECOMING BIONIC covers six aspects of superhero performance: Super Parts, Super Flight, Super Sight, Super Strength, Super Brains, and Super Survival. In each section, an illustrated timeline takes readers back in time for a fascinating look at inventions of the past.

Year Published
2023

Physical Description
56 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Subject
Human body and technology.
 
Human body and technology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
 
Technological innovations.
 
Inventions.
 
Science.

Added Author
Wong, Victor (Illustrator),

Summary
Using popular superheroes and their powers as a starting point for imagining what could be, BECOMING BIONIC explores how science is constantly searching for and discovering new ways to augment the human body and the human experience. BECOMING BIONIC covers six aspects of superhero performance: Super Parts, Super Flight, Super Sight, Super Strength, Super Brains, and Super Survival. In each section, an illustrated timeline takes readers back in time for a fascinating look at inventions of the past.

ISBN
9781771474610

Publisher
Toronto : Owlkids Books, [2023]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Gold Bar600 CAMBook30127000210414Non-Fiction