Imagining the Future: Invisibility, Immortality and 40 Other Incredible Ideas

By Paul Holper and Simon Torok

Flying through time and flying in cars. Living underwater and living forever. Robot servants. 3D-printed food. Wouldn't it be amazing if science fiction became science fact? We are living in a rapidly changing world. Hardly a week passes without an exciting technological breakthrough. Get prepared for the fantastic future with this guide to the unbelievable and incredible inventions just over the horizon. Invisibility, instant transportation, holograms and lots of gadgets were once the dreams of science fiction...now they might become science fact Imagining the Future is the first step in arriving there. If you can dream it, perhaps one day you can invent it. Features: - Engaging text that inspires enthusiasm for science with fun illustrations for several of the inventions - Breakout boxes on fascinating details about the science behind the invention - Established authors with science communication and education backgrounds Simon and Paul are Directors of the communication company Scientell. They have written many books, several of which have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Hungarian. Imagining the Future is their 18th book together.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1486302726
• ISBN13: 9781486302727
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8