The Amazing Story of Cell Phone Technology
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Amazing Story of Cell Phone Technology
By (Author) Tammy Enz
Illustrated by Pop Art Properties
Capstone Press
Capstone Press
7th January 2013
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Memoirs, true stories and non-fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: History and the past
621.384
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 175mm, Height 228mm
Description
You use your cell phone every day but how does it actually work Max Axiom has the answers. Join Max as he explores the science and engineering behind cell phone technology.
Reviews
...[in] a dynamic graphic-novel format, superhero scientist Max Axiom presents a simplified description of the science and technology behind cell phones and other radio devices, including the insides of a phone, the sending and receiving of radio waves, and the cellular grid system that transmits signals.-- "Horn Book, Nonfiction Notes"
Max Axiom, super scientist and Laurence Fishburne lookalike, returns to explain more modern-tech wonders in this fresh set of graphic novel-style episodes. . . .students with writing assignments will get plenty of help from the lucid explanations, clearly labeled diagrams, and end matter, which includes additional facts and critical-thinking questions.-- "School Library Journal"
Author Bio
Tammy Enz holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in journalism and mass communications. She teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and has written dozens of books on science and engineering topics for young people. Joe has illustrated for Marvel and DC Comics, and has the distinction of penciling the most #1 issues featuring SPIDER-MAN and/or the Spider-Man family. Joe and the Pop Art Properties Studio also work in the fields of commercial illustration, intellectual property design and storyboards for Animation and Video Games. Clients have included MTV, Capstone, Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sony, PBS, The Amazing Kreskin and Activision. He is the co-creator and illustrator of the FABIEN COUSTEAU EXPEDITIONS, a graphic novel series released in 2019. Joe's publishing company, Astronaut Ink, highlights his own creator-owned properties BOLD BLOOD, MEGAHURTZ(R) and most recently NEW ZODIAX. Websites www.astronautink.com www.popartproperties.com
