Traces the history of technology from classical Greece to the present, highlighting the Industrial Revolution, military technology, and the modern computer

Product Description: What happens to the environment when a volcanic eruption occurs and what are some of the causes of volcanic eruptions? How can you use your math skills to learn more about volcanic eruptions? Read this book to find the answers to these questions and learn what you can do about the problems caused by hurricane...read more

Product Description: As destroyers of cities and creators of islands, volcanoes are as unique as they are destructive. Whether they spew thick ash or pack heavy lava flows, their eruptions are always a force to be reckoned with. Explore the explosive workings of volcanoes, the techniques scientists use to study them, and how people live in the shadows of these explosive landforms...read more

Product Description: addresses the often mysterious phenomena of the natural world and the amazing behaviors and abilities of plants and animals.

Product Description: The book presents current research into the effect that environmental conditions have on volcanic eruptions and the subsequent emplacement of volcanic products. This is accomplished through a series of chapters that investigate specific environments - both terrestrial and extraterrestrial - and the expression of volcanic materials found within those settings...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Traces the history of technology from classical Greece to the present, highlighting the Industrial Revolution, military technology, and the modern computer (view table of contents)