From Butterfly Wings to Display Technology

From the Set 21st Century Skills Innovation Library

Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between butterfly wings and display technology for digital screens. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how butterfly wings inspired the invention of new digital display technology. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 6
Dewey 621.3815/422
Lexile 1030L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level W
Language English
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781624317545), Paperback (9781624317606), PDF (9781624317668), ePub (9781631886119), Hosted ebook (9781624317729), Kindle (9781631375811)
Copyright 2014
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 7.5 x 9.5
Graphics Full-color photographs, Historical photographs

Author: Josh Gregory

Josh Gregory is the author of more than 200 books for kids. He has written about everything from animals to technology to history. A graduate of the University of Missouri–Columbia, he currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Sources for further research
Table of contents
Full-color photographs, Historical photographs