How Do Smart Homes Work?

Informationen zum Autor Agnieszka Biskup is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She is a former science editor at the Boston Globe as well as a Knight Fellow at MIT, where she studied science journalism. She served as managing editor of the children's magazine Muse and has written numerous children's books in addition to many articles for newspapers, magazines, and websites. Her books have received awards from Learning magazine, the Association of Educational Publishers, the Society of School Librarians International, and have been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. She is also a winner of the 2015 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in the Writing for Children category. Klappentext Imagine you arrive at school and realize you forgot to feed the dog. No problem. Pull out your phone and command the dog dish to dispense a serving of food. That's all there is to it - if you live a smart home. What once sounded like science fiction is now a reality for some families. People use smart phones and other devices to lock doors, turn on lights, close window shades, and check to see how much milk they have in the fridge. Find out how this technology works and what the future holds for smart homes.

Product details

• Authors: Agnieszka Biskup, Agnieszka J=zefina/ Book Buddy Digital Med Biskup, Agnieszka Jozefina Biskup
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781496680723
• ISBN: 978-1-4966-8072-3
• No. of pages: 48
• Series: High Tech Science at Home
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous