This Science in Focus book is likely to be a dream checkout for technology lovers and a welcome introduction to young patrons who are not yet tech literate but would like to be. Each short chapter begins with a shaded box that introduces a technology concept with a clear and comprehensible one- or two-sentence overview. Packed with diverse and interesting bits of information that is divided into manageably small chunks, the book covers, among many other topics, the binary system, digital transmission and music, smart cards, imaging, computer-aided design, animation, mobile phones, the Internet, and broadcasting. Although concentrating on the impressive benefits of the digital revolution, the book also includes digital rights and wrongs as well as legal and social concerns about its potential misuse.
